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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

Scottish social security - an introduction

CPAG in Scotland

This event is in the past

This short course provides an introduction to benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland. It is aimed at advisers and other workers who have little or no knowledge of benefits.

The course covers:

• What benefits are being delivered by Social Security Scotland and who is entitled

• Who will be entitled to the forthcoming Scottish child payment

• What is next on the Scottish benefit agenda

More experienced advisers may be interested in ‘Scottish social security – an update’ on 11-12 November 2020.

The course will be delivered online as follows;

10.00 - 11.15 training session delivered via Zoom

11.15 - 11.45 break

11.45 - 1.00 training session delivered via Zoom

This is a practical course, delivered using a combination of trainer presentation, exercises and group discussion. Participants will need a Wi-Fi connection and a suitable device to access the internet. It is not recommended to join via a mobile phone. Participants will receive an email link, a few days before the start of the course, to allow access to the event.

Date
10:00-13:00, 10 November 2020
Contact
Jo Blyth
01415523303
Theme
Social justice & poverty
Cost
Various - see website
Attendance type
Online only
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