Child Poverty Action Group

This course is essential for any experienced adviser who wants to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) effectively. The main aim of the course is to equip you to understand what constitutes an error of law and give you practice in finding errors of law in the First-tier Tribunal statment of reasons.

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This is an essential course for anyone who wants to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal (SEC) effectively. Some experience of representing at the First-tier Tribunal is essential.

This two-day course is aimed at more experienced advisers taking on the problems that arise in claims for attendance allowance and disability living allowance. Participants will have an opportunity to use the legislation, caselaw and useful resources,

Social security law and tax credit law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly. Arranged under topic headings and concentrating on caselaw, this one-day course looks at the most important changes in benefit and tax credits law from the previous six months.

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This half-day course offers practical advice both on checking that a family is getting all they should and on how you can help make claims effectively. It aims to help you recognise important issues, and equip you to advise directly or refer for specialist advice.

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This basic level course focuses on the transition to adult benefits from age 16 for young people with disabilities or health problems who still live at home. It looks at changes to disability benefits for the young person, and introduces the circumstances in which a young person can claim adult benefits in their own right while still living at home.

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This half-day course looks at the benefits that a student with a disability or long-term illness can claim. It looks mainly at the rules affecting fulltime students.

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