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This course gives you an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.

The requirement to have a right to reside for key benefits such as universal credit, remains a significant barrier preventing many EEA nationals accessing these benefits.

A system of Scottish disability benefits is replacing personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) for people living in Scotland.

Designed for those new to benefits advice work, this two-morning online course provides an essential introduction to the benefits system.

Child disability payment (CDP) is a Scottish benefit that helps with the extra costs of looking after a disabled child.

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. 

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.