Employers For Childcare's Family Benefits Advice Service

About this event

This session will look at the Family Benefits Advice Service who free, impartial, and confidential advice to help people maximise their income and inform them of their rights and entitlements.

The information will be vital for practitioner that support parents and carers as many people don’t realise that even if they are working, they may still be entitled to financial help. Whether it’s a first-time parent wanting to know what support is available or someone considering altering their hours of work, our team of experts will be happy to work out what’s best for each individual.

Employers for Childcare can provide information and advice on a wide range of childcare and work-related issues including:

• Tax-Free Childcare
• Universal Credit
• Tax Credits
• Childcare Vouchers
• Disability Benefits
• Social Security Benefits
• Maternity/Paternity Leave and Pay
• Shared Parental Leave
• Flexible Working
• School Uniform Allowance
• Free School Meals

Who is leading the session?

Jimmy Gallagher

Learning Outcomes

Attendees will gain insight into how they where they can signpost or refer customers to appropriate sources of information on a range of childcare topics such as benefits, vouchers and allowances.

Who should attend?

All money guidance practitioners who are supporting service users with difficult conversations and anyone offering guidance to improve the financial wellbeing. It is for practitioners who are dealing with, or might come into contact with, members of the public who may need support.

Links to the Money Guidance Competency Framework

This event is designed to help you improve your money guidance practice, developing skills, confidence and knowledge around a specific money related area. Everything that the Money Guiders programme offers centres around the Money Guidance Competency Framework - it's there to help you better understand the full breadth and depth of money related issues that fall outside of the regulated financial advice service sector - the things you talk to your customers about.

Accessibility

If you have accessibility requirements, please inform us when you register by emailing [email protected] and we will do our best to meet them. Participants should always remember to keep their own client and customer details confidential and not disclose personal information about them.

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The Money Guiders Programme

Money Guiders is a programme run by The Money Pensions Service MaPS, which seeks to help money guidance practitioners improve their knowledge, skills and confidence. Everything that the Money Guiders programme offers centres around the Money Guidance Competency Framework - it's there to help you better understand the full breadth and depth of money related issues that fall outside of the regulated financial advice service sector - the things you talk to your customers about.