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Work Capability & Disability Benefits for Working-Age Claimants
Duration 1 day
Course Overview
Central Training's Work Capability & Disability Benefits course aims to increase the delegates' confidence and awareness of the claim process from start to finish, signposting options and challenging decisions. The trainer will focus on; work capability assessments, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), covering entitlement, age rules, and 'extras' relating to an award of a disability benefit or work capability decision. Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss how to identify potential claims, complete questionnaires, provide supporting evidence and check decisions. This is a useful course for those working with working-age disability claimants, including service users with complex needs, mental or physical disabilities and substance-misuse issues.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course delegates will have covered: What to claim if unfit for workWorking with a limited capabilityHow to support people going through assessmentsLinked benefits, 'extras' and potential increases Checking decisions and spotting errors
Methods of Delivery
The day is broken up by a series of exercises focusing on each of the areas covered, and the trainer employs visual aids and prompts to ensure the complexity of the subject is communicated in a user-friendly way.
- Course Content
- Audience
- Training Considerations
- Certification
- Related Courses
Course Content
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP) overview
- Work capability assessments
- Disability 'extras' - premiums and impact on other benefits
- Identifying potential claims
- Signposting and assisting claimants
- Challenging decisions overview
Target Audience
This course is designed for frontline workers who support their service users with disability benefit claims.
Training Considerations
There are no pre-training requirements for this course.
Certification
Upon completion of the course, the delegates will receive a certificate of attendance.
Related Courses
Welfare Benefits: An Introduction
Universal Credit: Update & Overview
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