Universal credit - an introduction
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.
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3 Sep 2025
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31 Mar 2026
Courses
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Universal credit - overpayments and deductions
This course equips you to deal with UC overpayments by taking a systematic approach to checking and challenging decisions.
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8 Sep 2025
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26 Feb 2026
Pension age claimants - attendance allowance
Attendance allowance (AA) is the main disability benefit for people who have reached pension age. Getting an award of AA can significantly increase income and so it is a crucial benefit for older people.
This course will give you an understanding of the main rules and help you to identify people who may be entitled. The course is aimed at advisers with little or no experience of AA.
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16 Sep 2025
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3 Feb 2026
Pension-age claimants – income maximisation
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to. This course provides an introduction to pension credit and aims to help you with effective benefit checks to maximise income.
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15 Sep 2025
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26 Jan 2026
Introduction to welfare rights
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.
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30 Sep 2025
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13 Jan 2026
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.
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16 Oct 2025
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25 Mar 2026
Transferring to Scottish disability 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.
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21 Oct 2025
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24 Mar 2026
Social security law update
Social security law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly.
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30 Oct 2025
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19 Mar 2026
Pension age disability payment
Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.
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6 Nov 2025
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19 Feb 2026
Limited capability for work in universal credit
This course looks at how limited capability for work rules affect universal credit (UC). The outcome of the work capability assessment has a crucial role in determining claimants’ work-related requirements as well as the amount of money they get.
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13 Nov 2025
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26 Feb 2026