• * Intermediate/Introductory

How would you describe your welfare benefits knowledge? Very new and uncertain? Rusty? Patchy? Non existent? Hopelessly confused? This course is specially designed to provide a "back to basics" overview of what can seem to be a very complex benefits system.

By the end of this practically-focused and interactive session you will be able to:

• * Identify all the different mainstream benefits and tax credits, who qualifies and how the benefits fit together
• Information on JSA, ESA, income support, pension credit, one-off grants, tax credits and all other key benefits that your clients may be claiming
• Alert any type of client to the appropriate benefits in any situation – injury, separation, retirement, ill-health etc
• Know where to go to claim which benefit
• Signpost yourself and your clients to additional sources of help and information
• Understand the impact of income, savings and personal circumstances on different types of benefits

Gary Vaux is an experienced welfare rights officer, with 30 years direct local government experience. He also trains, chairs the Social Security Advisers Group at the Local Government Association, and represents the LGA and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in policy discussions with the DWP. He writes a welfare rights column for Community Care magazine and appears as a contributor on Moneybox on Radio 4 and Wake Up To Money on Radio 5.

Fees (ex VAT) CLT Member Fee £120.00 for one person Non Member Fee £240.00 for one person

Locations & Dates

13/03/2012 - London (09:30 am - 12:45 pm)	Speaker & Venue Details	BOOK >>
26/03/2012 - Birmingham (09:30 am - 12:45 pm)	Speaker & Venue Details	BOOK >>
06/06/2012 - London (09:30 am - 12:45 pm)	Speaker & Venue Details	BOOK >>
11/06/2012 - Leeds (09:30 am - 12:45 pm)	Speaker & Venue Details	BOOK >>