Child Poverty Action Group

Becoming an effective trainer

Dealing with destitution

Dealing with destitution

Assisting clients who have been left destitute due to a problem with their benefits has become a regular but challenging task for advisers. This course focuses on the most common causes of this hardship, concentrating on practical steps advisers can take to get benefits into payment and access other sources of support.

The course covers:

Dealing with destitution

Scottish Welfare Fund - effective applications

Scottish Welfare Fund - effective applications

Scottish welfare fund – effective applications

The Scottish welfare fund can be an important resource for individuals and families facing emergencies, or during particular stages in their lives when they need additional support. This course gives advisers a practical introduction to the fund, an overview of the tactics which make for an effective application, and how to seek reviews when an initial application fails. It also covers when and how to make applications for universal credit advances and short-term benefit advances of other DWP benefits - often a preliminary step before a Scottish welfare fund application.

Training for trainers

Training for trainers

Training for trainers