CPAG search

If you're an adviser, you might like to try our Welfare Rights search.

Displaying 1753 - 1764 of 1766
Online
Relevant to
Scotland,

Claimants and custody

A period spent in prison – on remand or serving a sentence – can have far-reaching consequences for social security benefit entitlement, both for the person in prison and for their family.

Event on
8 Oct 2026
Online
Relevant to
Scotland,

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.

Event on
27 Aug 2026
Online
Relevant to
Scotland,

QBC - making the most of your calculator

This course is for people who want to learn how to use QBC (the Quick Benefits Calculator) effectively and confidently.

The course covers:

Event on
3 Mar 2026
Also on
5 Oct 2026, 25 Jan 2027
Online
Relevant to
all of the UK

How to unlock your training potential

This interactive and practical course is designed to increase your skills and confidence if you are new to training, and provide an update on best practice if you are a more experienced trainer. 
Event on
25 Feb 2026 (fully booked)
Also on
16 Mar 2027
Online
Relevant to
England, Wales,

Social security law update

Social security law and tax credit law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly. Arranged under topic headings and concentrating on regulations and caselaw, this essential course looks at the most important changes in benefit and tax credits law from the previous six months.
Event on
25 Mar 2026
Also on
11 Nov 2026, 11 Mar 2027

Living Hand to Mouth

This book sheds light on hunger and poor diets, as well as families who are eating well despite having a low income. It asks who is responsible for making sure young people eat well and have access to adequate food for health and social participation, and includes recommendations from CPAG.

Ending Child Poverty - why and how

This is an essential guide for anyone concerned about ending child poverty. The average class of 30 pupils now has nine children living in poverty. But this is not inevitable. Poverty is a political choice. We can stop it, and this book sets out how.

Poverty in Scotland 2021

This book brings together contributions from leading experts, academics and practitioners to set out how various policy tools, from public finance, economic development and social care to social security, employment and transport can now be utilised to ensure the ambition of a Scotland free of poverty is realised.

Let's Talk About Tax

To reverse the increases in child poverty caused by cuts to working-age benefits and tax credits, the next government will need to increase tax revenue. Published to influence the thinking about the best way of doing this, the contributors explore our current tax system with its various direct and indirect taxes, and propose a strategy for reform.
Glasgow
Relevant to
Scotland,

Scotland Welfare Rights Conference 2026

Our annual face to face conference returns to the University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1 RD on Thursday 4 June 2026.
Event on
4 Jun 2026