Training
Employment and support allowance
Who this course is for -
Staff working in an advisory and/or supportive capacity with clients who are incapable of work, ill and/or disabled.
NB - Incapacity benefit and income support paid on the grounds of incapacity will continue until the implementation of employment and support allowance and the current system is covered on our Claiming benefits as incapable of work course.
What this course is about -
In autumn 2008 employment and support allowance will be introduced. It is an integrated contributory and means tested allowance and will replace incapacity benefit and income support paid on the grounds of incapacity and sickness.
The contents and criteria of the new benefit are fundamentally different to the current eligibility system.
The course will cover the structure of employment and support allowance; eligibility criteria; the assessment phase; sanctions; safeguards; work-focused interviews; what happens to existing claimants and transitional protection; the personal capability assessment; and appeals.
Level: Intermediate
CPD Hours: Five
