Care-experienced young people and the benefits system
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
Personal independence payment (PIP) is a disability welfare benefit run by the Department for Work and Pensions. It is aimed at those starting a PIP claim aged between 16 to pension age.
The migration of legacy benefit claimants to universal credit has begun in earnest. How and when will this impact the clients/tenants you support?
Attendance allowance (AA) is the main disability benefit for people who have reached pension age.
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
This half-day standard level online course looks at how limited capability for work rules affect UC.
Do you advise or support former members of the British armed services and their families?
This essential two-morning course is aimed at non-benefit staff and volunteers working with people for whom benefits are an issue.
A period spent in prison – on remand or serving a sentence – can have far-reaching consequences for social security benefit entitlement, both for the person in prison and for their family.
This course looks at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals.