Care-experienced young people and the benefits system
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
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.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
‘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.
Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education.
This course provides an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.