Courses

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.

This two-morning, standard level online course provides an overview of the universal credit (UC) rules for ill and disabled claimants.  
 

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. 

The work capability assessment (WCA) test dominates employment support allowance (ESA) and universal credit (UC) in relation to sick claimants.