Kinship carers and the benefits system
‘Kinship care’ is the situation in which a child goes to live with a member of their extended family or with a family friend. This course looks at benefit issues that arise for kinship carers.
If you're an adviser, you might like to try our Welfare Rights search.
‘Kinship care’ is the situation in which a child goes to live with a member of their extended family or with a family friend. This course looks at benefit issues that arise for kinship carers.
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
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This is essential training if you are starting out as a welfare rights adviser in Scotland or need a good understanding of the benefits system.
Designed for those new to benefits advice work, this two-morning online course provides an essential introduction to the benefits system.
With the roll out of universal credit (UC) you will need to support your clients or tenants through the process of claiming and maintaining their award.
Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.
This two-morning course provides
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.
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.