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Income maximisation for older people

CPAG in Scotland

Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to. This course provides an introduction to pension credit and aims to help you with effective benefit checks to maximise income.

The course covers:

State pension

Who is eligible for pension credit

How to work out guarantee credit entitlement

Claiming pension credit and how it interacts with ‘passported’ benefits

How income and pension pots affect pension credit

How universal credit affects benefits for older people

How disability benefits are affected as state pension age rises

Income maximisation tactics and benefit checks for older people

This course is aimed at advisers with a working knowledge of the benefits system.

This course assumes that claimants are based in Scotland for the purposes of disability and carer benefits, passported help and other devolved benefits.

Date
10:00, 10 February to 11 February 2025
Contact
Pauline Chalmers
01415523303
Theme
Social justice & poverty
Cost
Various - see website (discount for CPAG members)
Attendance type
Online only
Online venue
https://cpag.org.uk/training-and-events/courses/income-maximisation-older-people-0
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