Courses
Personal independence payment - sensory impairment
Adviser skills - Using medical evidence in benefit appeals
This course looks at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals.
Adult disability payment - an introduction
Adult disability payment (ADP) is a benefit for working-age adults in Scotland who have extra care needs or mobility difficulties because of a disability.
QBC - making the most of your calculator
This course is for people who want to learn how to use QBC (the Quick Benefits Calculator) effectively and confidently.
The course covers:
Claimants and custody
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.
Changing decisions - Scottish benefits
When a Scottish benefit is refused, an award is wrong or there is an overpayment, what steps can you take to put things right?
Universal credit - an introduction
Universal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK.
Universal credit - overpayments and deductions
Appeals to the Upper Tribunal
This course is essential for welfare rights advisers in Scotland who want to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal effectively.