Courses

This course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits and avoid some of the pitfalls of the system.

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. 

A system of Scottish disability benefits is replacing personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) for people living in Scotland.

Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.

Attendance allowance (AA) is the main disability benefit for people who have reached pension age.

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.

The welfare benefits system is complicated and confusing, both to claimants and those whose resp