Stick or twist? Jumping ship to universal credit
Around 6 million people have claimed universal credit (UC), but several million are still on Legacy benefits.
Around 6 million people have claimed universal credit (UC), but several million are still on Legacy benefits.
This course is aimed at frontline advisers supporting claimants in work and for advisers supporting claimants back into work.
Universal credit (UC) claimants often have difficulties getting their Housing Costs element included in their claim and having the right amount paid on time.
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.
Some claimants receiving ‘Legacy’ benefits under the old rules may elect to ‘jump ship’ early onto universal credit (UC) because they think it is better for them, or because they have been en
Universal credit (UC) changes all the time, as the law is updated, tribunals and courts interpret the law, and it is implemented in practice.
This course looks at how limited capability for work rules affect universal credit (UC).
Most people will claim a social security benefit at some point in their lives.
The welfare benefits system is complicated and confusing, both to claimants and those whose resp