Welfare Benefits - The Latest Guidance
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Webinar
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1.00 | Introduction |
Course Outline
Introduction
This webinar will provide guidance on the welfare benefits system, identifying the main pitfalls, complexities and fast-changing issues facing benefit claimants and their advisers.
It is aimed at people working in a legal setting who need to feel confident and updated in their benefits knowledge.
Please note that the course is not suitable for specialist benefits caseworkers and will not address immigration-related benefits issues.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
Benefits Summary
- Different categories of benefits
- How the different benefits interrelate
- What ‘menu’ of benefits is appropriate in any given scenario
- An overview of universal credit, including the DWP’s plans for migrating 2.3m ‘legacy’ benefit claimants
- How to support your client to make the right decisions and where to find help
Capital and Disregarded Capital
- How capital is viewed and assessed by the DWP for different kinds of benefits
- How the rules on deprivation of capital need to be fully understood when advising clients on inheritances and trusts
This pre-recorded webinar will be streamed at 12:30pm on Friday 27th January 2023 and will remain available to view by delegates who have registered by then for 90 days.
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Webinar | 27.01.2023
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Welfare Benefits - The Latest Guidance
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Jan 27 2023 | 1hr | Individual |