CPAG courses and seminars in London
January 2011 – March 2012

Introductory courses

• An introduction to welfare rights
• Disability living allowance and Attendance allowance – an introduction NEW
• ESA – an introduction NEW
• Benefits for non-benefits advisers

Update courses for experienced advisers

• Benefits and tax credits law update

Lawyers' courses

• Welfare benefits update Half-day course
• Separation, maintenance and settlement Half-day course

Life events

• Family finances: benefits, tax credits and other financial help New

Tax credits

• Tax credits – the basics
• Child tax credit and working tax credit
• Calculating tax credit
• Tax credits problems

Pension credit

• An introduction to pension credit

People with disabilities and their carers

• AA/DLA – effective claiming new
• AA/DLA – revisions, supersessions and appeals
• Claiming DLA for children
• DLA: caselaw and tactics Seminar
• Community care and social security
• Mental health: claiming ESA and disability benefits

Unable to work on grounds of sickness of disability

• ESA transfers and appeals new

Welfare reform

• Welfare reform New
• Universal credit New

'Welfare to work'

• Jobseekers allowance: labour market conditions, sanctions and hardship payments NEW
• The New Deal and 'welfare to work' for claimants
• Moving into work – lone parents
• Moving into work

Young people

• Looked-after children, their carers and their families
• Benefits for young people

Students

• Students and benefits – eligibility and definitions
• Students and benefits – treatment of student income
• Students and benefits: update for experienced advisers
• Students and debt
• Students and debt – tactics for experienced advisers

People from abroad

• Immigration law and social security
• Rights of EU/EAA nationals
• Right to reside and habitual residence

Benefit administration

• Claims, backdating and challenging decisions
• Overpayments and recovery of benefit

Challenging decisions and preparing for appeals

• Using legislation and case law
• Challenging tribunal decisions
• Representing at First-tier tribunals
• Tribunal rules
• Judicial review: social security and tax credits
• Compensation for maladministration
• Human rights and social security – possible challenges new

Fraud

• Fraud and social security

Prisoners

• Prisoners and benefits

Housing

• Housing benefit – the problem areas

Money advice

• Child support: liability and enforcement
• Dealing with debt
• Bankruptcy and other insolvency procedures – what do they mean?
• Outline of bankruptcy procedure and responding to proceedings

Campaigning skills

• Benefit take-up campaigns

Training skills

• Training for welfare rights trainers