Benefits and the armed services community
Do you advise or support former members of the British armed services and their families?
Do you advise or support former members of the British armed services and their families?
This course looks at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Disability living allowance (DLA) is the main way of meeting the additional needs of many children, yet it is under-claimed and can be hard to understand.
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education.
This course provides a basic overview of social security benefits, and which further and higher education students in Scotland might be able to claim them.