Scotland welfare rights conference
2024 will be a critical election year. What difference could it make to the future of social security, the lives of low-income families and the work of frontline advisers?
2024 will be a critical election year. What difference could it make to the future of social security, the lives of low-income families and the work of frontline advisers?
The migration of legacy benefit claimants to universal credit has begun in earnest. How and when will this impact the clients/tenants you support?
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
This course focuses on the transitional issues for claimants who are moving from legacy benefits and tax credits to universal credit (UC). It is expected that the majority of claimants in Scotland
Around 6 million people have claimed universal credit (UC), but several million are still on Legacy benefits.
This two-morning course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits, and to help avoid some of the p
Some claimants receiving ‘Legacy’ benefits under the old rules may elect to ‘jump ship’ early onto universal credit (UC) because they think it is better for them, or because they have been en
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 course looks at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals.
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.