Kinship carers and the benefits system (Scotland) 30 November 2023 ONLINE

‘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. It provides an opportunity to consider local authorities’ responsibilities in relation to kinship care assistance and a chance to look at what universal credit means for kinship carers and for local authorities. It also provides an opportunity to look at the range of benefits which kinship carers might want to claim: for example, child benefit, guardian’s allowance, disability and carers’ benefits.

The course covers:

• Which benefits can kinship carers claim
• The impact on benefits of the type of kinship care arrangement
• How local authority support to kinship carers interacts with the social security system

This course is ideal for advisers and others such as social workers, who are supporting kinship carers. 

The course will be delivered online via Zoom from 10am to 1pm with a half hour break from 11.15 – 11.45. 

It is a practical course, delivered using a combination of trainer presentation, exercises and group discussion. Participants will need a Wi-Fi connection and a suitable device to access the internet. It is not recommended to join via a mobile phone. Participants will receive an email a few days before the start of the course, with a link to the event hosted on our AskCPAG elearning platform.