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.
If you need to get a universal credit or other DWP benefit decision changed, this course aims to gives you the essential knowledge to do it.
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
Attendance allowance (AA) is the main disability benefit for people who have reached pension age.
This course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits and avoid some of the pitfalls of the system.
This essential two-morning course is aimed at non-benefit staff and volunteers working with people for whom benefits are an issue.
Do you advise or support former members of the British armed services and their families?
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 is essential training if you are starting out as a welfare rights adviser in Scotland or need a good understanding of the benefits system.
Child disability payment (CDP) is a Scottish benefit that helps towards the additional needs of disabled children.