A Complete Guide to Universal Credit

It will include a focus on:

• Implementation, Migration, SDP Payments and Transitional Protection 
• Understanding Universal Credit Groups (including under 18'S, Students, Non UK Nationals, Self Employed) 
• Immigration and Asylum Issues 
• The Basic Conditions of Entitlement to Universal Credit 
• The Claimant Conditions 
• Universal Credit Sanctions 
• Financial Conditions 
• Housing and Childcare Costs (including an update on up front costs/grants) 
• Calculations in and out of work 
• Advanced Calculations for Students and Self Employed/MIF and Partial MIF cases
• The Benefit Cap 
• U.C in payment
• Contingency Funds, Advances and Loans 
• Debt Repayment 
• Common Problem Areas and how to navigate them
• Decisions, Determinations, Revisions 
• How to find UC regulations and guidance and what to do with them
• Challenging Decisions process 

It will also include an updated 100 page guidebook in PDF form which we feel gives all you need in one volume to understand Universal Credit as an Adviser, this guide is fully updated for the 25/26 financial year. 

Who Should Attend

This course has been designed for advisers and others working in the area of Social Security. It is best suited to those who have already obtained a foundation knowledge of Universal Credit or for experienced legacy benefit advisers seeking a one day crash course in UC. 

Pre-Learning Requirements

No pre-learning requirements

Accreditation

Non-accredited

CPD

This course is worth 6 CPD points under the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard

Professional Framework

This is a CPD course to keep you up to date with the latest Universal Credit changes and refresh your knowledge of challenging areas. It links to The Money & Pension Service ‘Money Guidance Competency Framework’ and to a range of National Occupational Standards for Legal Advisers including:

SFJIB19 - First line welfare rights legal advice

SFJIB20- Provide specialist welfare rights legal advice

Fees

Advice NI Members - £100

Community/Voluntary Rate - £120

Private - £145

Registration Information

For our member organisations, please ensure you register with your work email address otherwise you will not receive your discounted member rate

Similarly, for Advice NI staff, please register using your work email address as your registration will not be fully complete otherwise