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
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
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
Students and benefits - eligibility
Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education. This standard level course explains the different benefits that further and higher education students can claim, in particular universal credit.
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3 Feb 2026
Benefits and the armed services community
Do you advise or support former members of the British armed services and their families?
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5 Feb 2026
Payments for children in Scotland
This course gives you an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.
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10 Feb 2026