Students and benefits - the basics
This course provides a basic overview of social security benefits, and which further and higher education students in Scotland might be able to claim them.
This course provides a basic overview of social security benefits, and which further and higher education students in Scotland might be able to claim them.
When a Scottish benefit is refused, an award is wrong or there is an overpayment, what steps can you take to put things right?
This course is for people who want to learn how to use QBC (the Quick Benefits Calculator) effectively and confidently.
The course covers:
Make sure you are up to date with how recent benefit changes and current issues impact on kinship carers.
This course equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to prepare an effective submission. Using case studies, discussion and practice, you will gain confidence in making a good case f
This course looks at the universal credit (UC) rules that particularly affect ill or disabled people.
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?
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
This course focuses on the transitional issues for claimants who are moving from legacy benefits and tax credits to universal credit (UC). It is expected that the majority of claimants 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.