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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 train
This course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits and avoid some of the pitfalls of the system.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.
Build your skills with this practical course on effective legal research for benefit casework. Competent casework starts by knowing the right questions to ask your client.
Carer support payment is a new Scottish benefit which replaces carer’s allowance in Scotland. This course will update you on the transfer from carer’s allowance to carer support payment.
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.
Social security law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly.
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.
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.
Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.
