Welfare benefits update

Consolidate your existing knowledge of welfare benefits and keep up to date on developments in the sector over the last 12 months.

Course summary

This course covers the latest in welfare benefit developments, legislation, and case law.

You’ll learn about the current rules affecting claimants and gain an insight into changes to the welfare system.

Course information

Level: Intermediate and Advanced (Level 4)

Live webinar

Available for: Individuals, groups
Duration: Two and a half hours
Cost: £100+VAT | £85+VAT
CPD points: 2.5

Face to face training

Available for: Individuals, groups
Duration: One day
Cost: £180+VAT | £160+VAT
CPD points: 6

Individual bookings

Date	Duration and time	Delivery and location	Cost Eligibility and discounts	Book Booking guidance
Tuesday 16 July 2024	Two and a half hours 10am – 12:30pm	Webinar	£100+VAT \| £85+VAT	Book
Thursday 14 November 2024	Two and a half hours 2pm – 4:30pm	Webinar	£100+VAT \| £85+VAT	Book

Group bookings

You can book this course for groups of five or more people.

What this course covers

Face to face and webinar training includes:

the latest legislation, developments, and case law, for housing benefit, universal credit, and other social security benefits
information about relevant housing benefit circulars
updates on statistics, caseloads, and the universal credit migration programme
updates on proposed and anticipated legislation
discussion of media reporting on benefit issues

At the end of this training, you'll have up to date knowledge of recent welfare benefit developments.

Who this training is for

You should already have a good understanding of welfare benefits for this course.

You might be an adviser, income officer, support worker or work in another role where you support people with debt or welfare benefit related problems.

Continuing Professional Development

Gain points towards your professional development from the CPD Certification Service with Shelter training and events.