Benefit basics in Scotland
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.
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
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.
Most people will claim a social security benefit at some point in their lives.
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
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.
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.
‘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 provides an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.