Citizens Advice Devon: Universal Credit - People with Illness or Disability

This course is for organisations who support people with an illness or disability who are of working age who want to be able to maximise their income.

The course will cover:

• an overview of benefits for people who are too ill to work;
• basic conditions of UC as they relate to people whose health conditions or disabilities limit their ability to work;
• the Work Capability Assessment;
• how to challenge decisions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Use a process to identify potential entitlement to benefits
• Understand how disability-related benefits can enhance entitlement to means-tested benefits
• make appropriate referrals

YOUR TUTOR: VINCENT WILLSON

Vincent has worked for the Citizens Advice service in Devon since 1985. As an experienced trainer, he has provided benefits training for many years to voluntary and statutory sector staff, covering all aspects of the benefits system from introductory courses to Tribunal Representation. He has been a benefits caseworker for most of his working life, having taken cases to the Upper Tribunal level. He has been providing benefits training for Citizens Advice Devon since 2017. He is the Chief Officer at Citizens Advice Teignbridge.

*Please note, there is a 10% early bird discount available if you book at least 4 weeks before the course date. The discount will be shown automatically at the Eventbrite checkout.