Looking to speak to disability benefit advisors (£30 thank you voucher)

Hi there

We’re a team of researchers from across the Universities of Strathclyde, York and Kent working on a project funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust on the administration of disability-related benefits. We’re looking to speak to welfare benefit advisors about common issues in their work and will provide a £30 voucher as a thanks for their time.

*What are we doing?*

We are interested in how decisions about benefits are taken and how to make them fairer. In particular, we’re interested in:

• What are people’s experiences like of navigating decision-making processes in disability-related benefits?
• What makes for a good or bad experiences of applications and decisions?
• What works well and what could be improved?

As part of the project, we have already spoken with claimants of disability-related benefits. However, we are also very keen to draw on the experience and expertise of welfare benefits advisors to help us get a broader perspective on these questions, based on their advice work.

*What would happen if you took part?*

A member of the research team – either Simon Halliday (University of Strathclyde) or Jed Meers (University of York) – would be in touch to organise an informal interview lasting no more than one hour (over Zoom or Teams, whichever works best). We will send a short set of questions via email in advance.

Once the interview finishes – as a thanks for your time – you’ll receive a £30 voucher (for Amazon).

*How do you take part?*

If you’re interested in being involved, please head to this link (https://hass.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ewWOdr0UY1mAmwK) to register your details. We’ll then be in touch with more information in due course.

If you have any questions about the study, please contact Simon at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).