Disability living allowance for children
Disability living allowance (DLA) is the main way of meeting the additional needs of many children, yet it is under-claimed and can be hard to understand.
Disability living allowance (DLA) is the main way of meeting the additional needs of many children, yet it is under-claimed and can be hard to understand.
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.
This course looks at the universal credit (UC) rules that particularly affect ill or disabled people.
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
With the roll out of universal credit (UC) you will need to support your clients or tenants through the process of claiming and maintaining their award.
Universal credit (UC) claimants often have difficulties getting the housing costs element included in their claim and having the right amount paid on time.
Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education.
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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.