Training
In and out of work
'Very useful overall. Good reminder of various aspects of work and benefit rules, and introduction to more recent developments ...'
Training Participant,
Islington Welfare Rights Unit
This course covers:
- The effect of work on benefits
- Permitted work for ESA and incapacity benefit
- Linking rules - protection when going back on benefits
- 'Back to work' provisions from Jobcentre Plus
- In-work benefits and tax credits
- What to claim if work ends
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Advise on combining work and benefits
- Advise on help into work and help staying in work
- Advise on what is available to people who are working full-time
- Perform 'better off' calculations
- Understand how redundancy and other final payments on leaving work affect benefits
Level: Introductory
CPD Hours: Five
