Shiney Advice & Resource Project

‘FOR YOUR BENEFIT’

 AN INTRODUCTION TO WELFARE RIGHTS.

 21st,  27th and 28th March 2006

Over the last few years ShARP has developed a short course on the basic understanding of Welfare Benefits from criteria to entitlement and their calculations.  This  course  has previously been  run over  a  ten  week period, however, many organisations and individuals found this constraining and so our advice officer has   developed a three  day  course  which  has  been  funded  by The Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust   West  Healthy  City Fund and the Strategic Initiative Budget.  This is the third of these courses and it has been accredited through The North East Open College Network at level 1 (2 credits).

The course is open to all members of  statutory  and   voluntary agencies and there are initially twelve places. Places  will be  restricted  to  two per  agency  in  the  first 

Instance. The fee for this course is £100  per person   although  a  subsidy  may  be  available  to  voluntary  organisations. There will be a £50.00 cancellation fee   The course will be run over a three day period         9.30am – 3.00 pm.  For more information please contact our office

You will gain an understanding of the most commonly claimed benefits.

• Who has entitlement to benefit

• The basic criteria of benefit entitlement

• The calculation of benefit entitlement

• The interaction between differing benefits

• An overview of the welfare benefits system which will allow you to see through the fog of general perceptions. 

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