A Guide to Disability Benefits (Beginners)
Advice NI
This blended course will take place over the Zoom platform with online modules available on our Moodle platform.
Course Objectives:
The course has 2 mandatory units:
- Unit 1 – Understanding Disability Benefits
- Unit 2 – Understanding Personal Independence Payments
The objectives of these units are to enable learners to:
- Understand the qualifying conditions for disability benefits (including PIP).
- Understand how to complete the application, assessment and administrative processes when claiming disability benefits (including PIP).
- Be able to calculate payment rates and components in relation to individual circumstances.
- Understand the process for challenging application decisions.
Fees:
Member Rate : £295
Voluntary/Community Rate : £345
Private Rate : £370
The OCNNI registration and certification fee is included in the cost of the course.
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.
Registration Deadline:
The deadline for registrations is 3pm on Thursday 27th June 2024.
We cannot accept any registrations received after this date.
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Advice NI Training
Forestview, Purdy’s Lane
Newtownbreda
BT8 7AR
United Kingdom
A Guide to Disability Benefits (Beginners)
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