Kinship carers and benefits – an update
Make sure you are up to date with how recent benefit changes and current issues impact on kinship carers.
If you're an adviser, you might like to try our Welfare Rights search.
Make sure you are up to date with how recent benefit changes and current issues impact on kinship carers.
Do you advise or support former members of the British armed services and their families?
Adult disability payment (ADP) is a new Scottish benefit aimed at supporting working-age adults who have extra care needs or mobility difficulties because of a disability.
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.
This course provides an introduction to benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland.
Most people will claim a social security benefit at some point in their lives.
Universal credit (UC) changes all the time, as the law is updated, tribunals and courts interpret the law, and it is implemented in practice.
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
This experienced level course looks in detail at the social security rights of EEA nationals in the UK.
This course provides an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.
You do not need to be a benefit expert to make a difference. This course is for anyone working with people in Scotland on low incomes or with additional needs.
Attendance allowance (AA) is the main disability benefit for people who have reached pension age.