Universal credit and students
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
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.
Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.
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.
‘Kinship care’ is the situation in which a child goes to live with a member of their extended family or with a family friend. This course looks at benefit issues that arise for kinship carers.
Universal credit (UC) claimants often have difficulties getting the housing costs element included in their claim and having the right amount paid on time.
This course provides an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.