Welfare Benefits for people aged 60+
Course available: in-house only (on a date and location of your choice)
Duration: 1 day
This course gives an overview of the benefits system in relation to older people. It will enable participants to advise clients on pension credit, attendance allowance and Housing Benefit, and how they fit together.
Course contains
- Overview of the benefits system and benefits available to older people
- Pension Credit: demystifying guarantee credit and savings credit and understanding the capital rules
- Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance, including strategies for successful claiming
- Carers' Allowance and claiming as an older carer
- Housing benefit for older people and the implications of the Welfare Reform Bill
- How to pay for help to live at home
Suitable for
Anyone who works with older people needing to give confident advice and a helping hand through the claiming process.
