Care-experienced young people and the benefits system
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.
If you need to get a universal credit or other DWP benefit decision changed, this course aims to gives you the essential knowledge to do it.
This course is essential for anyone who wants to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) effectively.
This essential two-morning course is aimed at non-benefit staff and volunteers working with people for whom benefits are an issue.
This course looks at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals.
This two-morning course is aimed at those supporting women fleeing from domestic abuse.
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.
When a Scottish benefit is refused, an award is wrong or there is an overpayment, what steps can you take to put things right?
To successfully challenge a benefits decision understanding where it fits within this decision making machinery can make all the difference to questions such as:
This two day face-to-face training course gives a basic grounding in representing clients at the First-tier Tribunal.