Child Poverty Action Group

Benefits overview (NEW)

This one-day introductory level course provides an overview of the benefits and tax credits system and examines how the system is changing as universal credit is introduced. 

The course covers:

Challenging ESA Decisions

Employment and support allowance (ESA) is the subject of considerable change. This course looks at appeal issues and tactics, including the developing body of caselaw. 

Among the subjects considered are: 

• Entitlement to ESA whilst challenging an ESA decision
• Submissions, medical evidence and other tactical issues
• Important work capability assessment caselaw 

Challenging ESA Decisions

Employment and support allowance (ESA) is the subject of considerable change. This course looks at appeal issues and tactics, including the developing body of caselaw. 

Among the subjects considered are: 

• Entitlement to ESA whilst challenging an ESA decision
• Submissions, medical evidence and other tactical issues
• Important work capability assessment caselaw 

Challenging PIP decisions

This one-day course looks at how to challenge personal independence payment (PIP) decisions. There is an opportunity to discuss how the different PIP criteria affect appeal tactics, and think through how to go about getting the right outcome for clients. 

The course covers:

Challenging PIP decisions

This one-day course looks at how to challenge personal independence payment (PIP) decisions. There is an opportunity to discuss how the different PIP criteria affect appeal tactics, and think through how to go about getting the right outcome for clients. 

The course covers:

Challenging PIP decisions

This one-day course looks at how to challenge personal independence payment (PIP) decisions. There is an opportunity to discuss how the different PIP criteria affect appeal tactics, and think through how to go about getting the right outcome for clients. 

The course covers:

Challenging PIP decisions

This one-day course looks at how to challenge personal independence payment (PIP) decisions. There is an opportunity to discuss how the different PIP criteria affect appeal tactics, and think through how to go about getting the right outcome for clients. 

The course covers:

Child Poverty and Welfare Reform (NEW)

Many more children in the UK will be living in poverty by 2020. This half-day course looks at why this is and which families are likely to be worst affected. Participants will be encouraged to consider the steps they can take in their own roles to prepare for the predicted increase in child poverty and make a practical difference to families.

The course covers:

Conditionality and sanctions

This course will give an understanding of the current conditionality regime for claimant of JSA and ESA. Tougher sanctions rules and the work programme have transformed the conditionality regime for many claimants.

This course covers:

Conditionality and sanctions

This course will give an understanding of the current conditionality regime for claimant of JSA and ESA. Tougher sanctions rules and the work programme have transformed the conditionality regime for many claimants.

This course covers: