Training
Older people and benefits
Dates: 27/11/2012
'Excellent case studies,
clear detailed presentation ...'
Training Participant,
Age Concern & Help the Aged
This course covers:
- The main benefits older people may claim and who administers them
- The entitlement rules for these benefits
- The different types of State Pension
- How to calculate Pension Credit
- How claiming Pension Credit can affect the help you get with your mortgage or rent
- How being a carer can affect the benefits claimed
- Areas of the Social Fund that are underclaimed by older people
- What happens when someone is admitted to hospital or residential care
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Identify which benefits your client may be able to claim
- Know where to go and how to make a claim
- Understand how to work out how much Pension Credit your client is entitled to
- Know how to get extra help towards the cost of housing
- How to get money for ‘one off’ essentials
Online booking: Book this course online
Course tutors include: Amy Swinnerton | David Humphreys | Jo Silcox | Martin Williams | Michael Chambers | Tamara Moreau
SRA CPD credits: 5
Course level: Introductory
