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.
Courses
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Disability living allowance for children
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.
Income maximisation for older people
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to. This course provides an introduction to pension credit and aims to help you with effective benefit checks to maximise income.
Income maximisation for older people
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to.
Introduction to welfare benefits
The welfare benefits system is complicated and confusing, both to claimants and those whose responsibility it is to support them. Claimants are largely expected to know their rights, although it is clear that most do not. Thousands of millions of pounds are under claimed every year leading to severe hardship, including rent arrears and other indebtedness. The cost-of-living crisis has only made matters worse. It is therefore vital that new advisers become aware of what the benefits system has to offer.
Kinship carers and benefits – an update
Make sure you are up to date with how recent benefit changes and current issues impact on kinship carers.
Managed migration: the transitional element of UC
This course, aimed at advisers familiar with the main managed migration rules, focuses on how to calculate the transitional element, including how the amount changes over time.
Mental health and benefits
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.
Overpayments of benefit
Benefit may be overpaid for many reasons and recovery often leaves people in hardship.
Personal independence payment - claims to decisions
Personal independence payment (PIP) is a disability welfare benefit run by the Department for Work and Pensions. It is aimed at those starting a PIP claim aged between 16 to pension age.