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.
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.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Social security law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly.
Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.
The requirement to have a right to reside for key benefits such as universal credit, remains a significant barrier preventing many EEA nationals accessing these benefits.
‘Kinship care’ is the situation in which a child goes to live with a member of their extended family or with a family friend. This course looks at benefit issues that arise for kinship carers.
