Courses

Make sure you are up to date with how recent benefit changes and current issues impact on kinship carers.

This course is essential for welfare rights advisers in Scotland who want to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal effectively.

Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.

Social security law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly.

‘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.

This course gives you an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.

Build your skills with this practical course on effective legal research for benefit casework. Competent casework starts by knowing the right questions to ask your client.