Scotland Welfare Rights Conference 4 June 2026 – workshop resources

Thank you for joining us at our Annual Welfare Rights Conference. You have chosen to attend two workshops from the seven we are delivering today. Workshop supplementary materials are below.

A copy of the slide presentations will be added after the Conference.

Carer support – a practical update 

Frances Ryan Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland 

Angela Toal Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland 

Changes to the LCWRA element 

Will Hadwen freelance and CPAG in Scotland Welfare Rights Adviser

Henri Krishna Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland 

Child disability payment and ‘severe mental impairment’

Steven McAvoy Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland

Simon Osborne Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG 

Dealing with UC overpayments 

Jon Shaw Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland 

End of the two-child limit – what next? 

Kirsty McKechnie Early Warning System Project Manager, CPAG in Scotland  

Mark Willis Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland 

Kinship care, care-experienced young people and benefits – an update

Alison Gillies Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland 

Scottish benefit appeals - processes, issues and tactics 

 Liam Casey Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland

Moira Escreet Welfare Rights Adviser, CPAG in Scotland 

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