Challenging work capability assessment decisions
The work capability assessment (WCA) is used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to assess whether someone is sick and is central to claims for employment and support allowance (old
The work capability assessment (WCA) is used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to assess whether someone is sick and is central to claims for employment and support allowance (old
The work capability assessment (WCA) test dominates employment support allowance (ESA) and universal credit (UC) in relation to sick claimants.
The welfare benefits system is complicated and confusing, both to claimants and those whose resp
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.
This essential two-morning course is aimed at non-benefit staff and volunteers working with people for whom benefits are an issue.
This course looks at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals.
This training course focuses on universal credit (UC), the centre piece of the Government’s welfare reform programme.
This two-morning course is aimed at those supporting women fleeing from domestic abuse.
This standard level course offers an opportunity for advisers to gain knowledge
To successfully challenge a benefits decision understanding where it fits within this decision making machinery can make all the difference to questions such as: