Homelessness stigma: a conversation

A half-day course giving you the skills and confidence you need to challenge the pervasive stigma around homelessness.

Universal credit - an introduction

niversal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK. It was intended to simplify the social security system and provide an incentive to work, but its...

Universal credit - an introduction

niversal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK. It was intended to simplify the social security system and provide an incentive to work, but its...

Appeal to the Upper Tribunal

This course is essential for welfare rights advisers in Scotland who want to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal effectively. It will help you navigate the separate appeals procedures for benefits...

Universal credit - managed migration

This course focuses on the transitional issues for claimants who are moving from employment and support allowance (ESA) to universal credit (UC). It is expected that all remaining claimants in Scotland will be...

Pension age claimants - income maximisation

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...

Mental health and benefits

This course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits and avoid some of the pitfalls of the system.The course covers...

The unequal risk: an equality and human rights lens in housing and homelessness

A half-day course giving you an awareness of entrenched inequalities and practical actions we can take to design a more accessible, inclusive and equitable approach to ending homelessness in Scotland.

Trauma-informed approaches; beyond buzzwords to better outcomes

A practical course giving you the tools and tips you need to create trauma–informed services, teams and relationships with people experiencing homelessness.

Homelessness stigma: a conversation

A half-day course giving you the skills and confidence you need to challenge the pervasive stigma around homelessness.