Scotland welfare rights conference
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?
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?
This two-morning course provides
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
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.
Most people will claim a social security benefit at some point in their lives.
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 is essential training if you are starting out as a welfare rights adviser in Scotland or need a good understanding of the benefits system.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education.
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.