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?
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.
This two-morning
This course is aimed at frontline advisers supporting claimants in work and for advisers supporting claimants back into work.
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.
Universal credit (UC) changes all the time, as the law is updated, tribunals and courts interpret the law, and it is implemented in practice.
This course looks at how limited capability for work rules affect universal credit (UC).
Most people will claim a social security benefit at some point in their lives.
This course is for people who want to learn how to use QBC (the Quick Benefits Calculator) effectively and confidently.
The course covers: