Benefit basics in Scotland
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.
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.
The welfare benefits system is complicated and confusing, both to claimants and those whose resp
This essential two-morning course is aimed at non-benefit staff and volunteers working with people for whom benefits are an issue.
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 two-morning course provides
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education.