Scotland welfare rights conference
2024 will be a critical election year. What difference could it make to the future of social security, the lives of low-income families and the work of frontline advisers?
2024 will be a critical election year. What difference could it make to the future of social security, the lives of low-income families and the work of frontline advisers?
This course equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to prepare an effective submission. Using case studies, discussion and practice, you will gain confidence in making a good case f
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.
This course is essential for welfare rights advisers in Scotland who want to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal effectively.
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.
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.
When a Scottish benefit is refused, an award is wrong or there is an overpayment, what steps can you take to put things right?