This two-morning course provides an overview of the benefits system and examines how the system fits together.
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.
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.
Adult disability payment (ADP) is a benefit for working-age adults in Scotland who have extra care needs or mobility difficulties because of a disability.
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
