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The Cost of Living Crisis has made it vital to ensure clients are maximising their entitlement to Welfare Benefits.

Building on our other courses and resources,  this course looks at changes and topical issues over the last year or so, and coming year.

It will include amongst other topics-

  • Managed Migration to Universal Credit
  • Cost of Living Payments
  • terminal illness and special rules changes
  • fuel deductions and benefits
  • problems around the Work Capability Assessment and Universal Credit
  • delays in PIP assessments 
  • a check list for maximising Benefits, including potential remedies

duration— online 1 day (spread over 2 consecutive days 10am- 1pm with a break)

This course will remain interactive with group working, discussion,  quizzes etc.  and a hard colour copy of the course booklet posted to you.

Course Level- Update (for delegates with at least a good basic knowledge of the Benefits system)

Course accreditation- the Solicitors Regulation Authority has authorised us to award 5.25 hours Continuing Professional Development(CPD) points for solicitors attending this course. Our allocated CPD reference is EJV/SWTL.

 

Cancellation

If you cancel the course more than 3 weeks before the commencement date, then a £55 administration fee will be payable. The course fee will remain payable if you cancel the course within 3 weeks of the commencement date. If we cancel the course, then full refunds will be paid to participants (excluding other costs, such as travel).

Transfers

You are free to transfer places between employees within your organisation at no extra cost.

 

BOOKING

Courses apply for law in England and Wales, not Scotland. 

Please click on a booking link above on the date you are interested in.

We aim to reply within one working day. 

Social Distancing has become the norm and therefore we have moved from face to face courses to online only.

cost- online 1 day (spread over 2 consecutive days 10am- 1pm with a break)

Social workers can choose to count courses towards their professional development.

Video Recording-  Due to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR),  privacy and copyright  restrictions we request no recording of online training.

  cost per place
Public sector, housing associations and voluntary sector £220 online 1 day course 
Voluntary organisations with 5 or less full time staff

£185 online 1 day course 
Solicitors and financial services

£275 online 1 day course 

(5.25 hours(1.5 hours) CPD accreditation available).  Our allocated CPD reference is EJV/SWTL.

VAT will be added to the cost.  We will invoice you and you can pay by bacs or credit card.

this includes-

  • comprehensive colour course guide  (digital) 
  • colour Benefit rates  (digital) 
  • certificate of attendance  (digital) 
  • access to members' area for 1 year free-  post course help with your cases- this includes our consultancy forum, Universal Calculator to help you learn and advise,  online resources- at a glance guides,  standard letters, useful links and others,  Benefit Rates posters, ongoing news.