Attendance allowance - an introduction
Attendance allowance (AA) is the main disability benefit for people who have reached pension age.
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Benefit essentials with Disability Rights UK and CPAG
Designed for those new to benefits advice work, this two-morning online course provides an essential introduction to the benefits system.
Challenging personal independence payment decisions
This training course looks at how to ensure that a PIP revision or appeal should work to the best advantage of claimants.
Child disability payment - an introduction
Child disability payment (CDP) is a Scottish benefit that helps with the extra costs of looking after a disabled child.
Disability living allowance for children
Disability living allowance (DLA) is the main way of meeting the additional needs of many children, yet it is under-claimed and can be hard to understand.
Income maximisation for older people
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.
Income maximisation for older people
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
Introduction to welfare benefits
The welfare benefits system is complicated and confusing, both to claimants and those whose responsibility it is to support them. Claimants are largely expected to know their rights, although it is clear that most do not. Thousands of millions of pounds are under claimed every year leading to severe hardship, including rent arrears and other indebtedness. The cost-of-living crisis has only made matters worse. It is therefore vital that new advisers become aware of what the benefits system has to offer.
Kinship carers and benefits – an update
Make sure you are up to date with how recent benefit changes and current issues impact on kinship carers.
Managed migration: the transitional element of UC
This course, aimed at advisers familiar with the main managed migration rules, focuses on how to calculate the transitional element, including how the amount changes over time.