Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Pension age disability payment (PADP) is replacing attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
‘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 gives you an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.
