Courses

This half-day course looks at the transitional protection available to claimants on migration from legacy benefits to universal credit (UC). It focuses on the protection available for claimants getting income-related ESA, the benefit that will be the subject of most remaining migration activity during 2025

This course looks in detail at some of the more difficult advice topics around the work capability assessment (WCA). Aimed at advisers with a good background knowledge of the WCA rules, the course focuses on the ‘substantial risk’ criteria and how to apply them to clients who do not fit into point-scoring categories. The course also looks at how to optimise WCA challenges at the revision and appeal stages by taking a technical approach, based on identifying the relevant regulations and supporting case law.

This one-morning course gives a practical overview of the universal credit rules for further and higher education students. 

In this online seminar, we give an update on managed migration, including: extensions and cancellations, the DWP’s ‘enhanced support journey’, the correct approach to overpayments of legacy benefits, how to tackle recurring issues for those migrating from ESA, and an in-depth look at SSWP v MJ [2025] UKUT 035 (AAC).

This practical one-morning course is aimed at advisers who want to know more about the benefits available to carers. If you want to deliver better benefit checks, want to help clients avoid unforeseen consequences of claiming carer’s allowance, and want to be ready for advice queries about backdating or overpayments, this course is for you.

This course equips you to deal with UC overpayments by taking a systematic approach to checking and challenging decisions.

This full-day equivalent course, delivered over two consecutive mornings, focuses on the practical aspects of help towards rent in UC.