Benefits overview
This two-morning course provides
This two-morning course provides
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
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
This essential two-morning course is aimed at non-benefit staff and volunteers working with people for whom benefits are an issue.
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 is aimed at those supporting women fleeing from domestic abuse.
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.
‘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.