Why Do This Course?
There are more than 30 different benefits available through the social security system. Different people get different combinations according to their circumstances. This course covers the whole range of benefits for all people under pension age, looking at who is entitled to what and (more importantly) how the different payments and allowances fit together.
By doing the course you will:
- Understand the different types of benefit: non-means-tested, means-tested and one-off
- Know broadly who is able to claim which one, and know how to find out the exact criteria.
- Understand the different combinations of benefits allowed to different people in different circumstances
- Understand the relationships between different benefit
Content
- Different types of benefit
- Benefits for care and mobility needs – DLA, PIP and AA
- Non-means-tested benefits ‘instead of a wage’ including ESA, Carer’s Allowance and maternity benefits.
- Other non-means-tested benefits
- Universal Credit
- Means-tested benefits before Universal Credit
- Migration to Universal Credit
- Common problems and solutions
Because this course covers so much ground it is usually done in a training room over two or three days.
For online zoom/teams training a series of connected half-days works better.