Carer support payment
Carer support payment is a new Scottish benefit which replaces carer’s allowance in Scotland. This course will update you on the transfer from carer’s allowance to carer support payment.
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Carer support payment is a new Scottish benefit which replaces carer’s allowance in Scotland. This course will update you on the transfer from carer’s allowance to carer support payment.
This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.
Universal credit (UC) changes all the time, as the law is updated, tribunals and courts interpret the law, and it is implemented in practice.
This experienced level course looks in detail at the social security rights of EEA nationals in the UK.
This standard level course offers an opportunity for advisers to gain knowledge and confidence to advise non-European nationals on how their immigration status affects their entitlement to benefits
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This course is aimed at frontline advisers supporting claimants in work and for advisers supporting claimants back into work.
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.
Judicial review is an essential tool for challenging decisions that affect benefit and tax credit claimants where there is no right of appeal.