Dealing with debt
This two-morning course will enable you to assess which of a client’s debts should be given priority, in order to try to avoid the loss of their home, essential goods or services and imprison
This two-morning course will enable you to assess which of a client’s debts should be given priority, in order to try to avoid the loss of their home, essential goods or services and imprison
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
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.
Carer support payment is a new Scottish benefit which replaces carer’s allowance in Scotland. This course will update you on the transfer from carer’s allowance to carer support payment.
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
‘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.
This course provides an introduction to benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland.
This course provides an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.
Make sure you are up to date with how recent benefit changes and current issues impact on kinship carers.