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.

Transferring to Scottish disability benefits

A system of Scottish disability benefits is replacing personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) for people living in Scotland. Child disability payment...

Restorative Skills

This course takes learners through all stages of the theory and practice of the restorative process. It consists of 30 hours of direct training over 10 modules plus a further 5 hours of course work and self...

Social security law update

Social security law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly. Arranged under topic headings and concentrating on regulations and caselaw...

Social security law update

Social security law can change from day to day and advisers need to keep abreast of developments to advise their clients correctly. Arranged under topic headings and concentrating on regulations and caselaw...

What do we know about Domestic Abuse in Deaf Communities?

Whilst public awareness of domestic abuse has increased over the years and new legislation has been introduced making coercive control criminal offence, research tells us the only 1 out of 5 survivors report to...