Challenging PIP decisions
An examination of the PIP assessment process, enabling better applications, and information on challenges to decisions.
ASA Learning Category: Advice
The Advice category contains learning within the following advice areas which you can browse:
Consumer (3); Debt and Money Management (31); Employment (11); Family (10); Health (1); Housing (74); Immigration (8); Law and Courts (4); Welfare Benefits (77).
Challenging PIP decisions
This course looks at how to challenge Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions. There is an opportunity to discuss how the different PIP criteria affect appeal tactics, and to think through how to go about getting the right outcome for clients.
Checking liability and minimising debts
Sometimes you can reduce the amount of money a client owes by checking whether or not the creditor still has the right to enforce the debt. This e-learning focuses on checking your client’s liability for debt with a view to minimising that debt.
Child Poverty & Welfare reform (new)
A course that looks at child poverty and how Welfare Reform impacts on this, and which families are likely to be worst affected.
Child Protection Introduction
This course is an introduction to child protection, and is suitable for anyone who works with children or families in their paid or voluntary work.
Childcare reform for working families (new)
This course concentrates on who can get help with the costs of childcare through the social security system, and how this interacts with other sources of support.
Civil and criminal legal remedies for victims of domestic violence
This course covers the whole range of civil and criminal legal remedies for victims of domestic violence. It covers marriage, divorce, cohabitation, forced marriage, Domestic Violence Concession, criminal law, injunctions, children, contact and residence proceedings.
Common court forms in money advice
An overview of the most common court forms used for things like the recovery on non-priority credit debt, possession claims and warrants of possession, and county court bailiff action for credit debt.
Community care and housing
An overview of the Care Act 2014, and the most significant changes it has brought about, particularly in relation t the prevention of homelessness.
Conditionality & Sanctions
A course to help advisors navigate the current conditionality regime and advocate effectively on behalf of clients faced with sanctions.