Students and benefits - an update
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
You do not need to be a benefit expert to make a difference. This course is for anyone working with people in Scotland on low incomes or with additional needs.
Most people will claim a social security benefit at some point in their lives.
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
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.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.
Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education.