Ongoing News

The government has changed the date clients on ESA(income related) or ESA(income related) and Housing Benefit are due to undertake managed migration. Here's the latest timetable-

Statistics from the Social Security and Child Support Appeal Tribunal from October to December 2023 shows the following success rate for cl

The administrative threshold allows a client to reduce some of the conditionality around Universal Credit.

We are now issuing our popular colour course booklets in a digital format.

If you have booked, we will email you a few days before the course with joining links(for Zoom) and how to access the Digital Course Booklet.

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Local Housing Allowances(LHAs) apply for private sector rentals(for both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit housing cost elements).

Available from late April 2024 onwards- Benefit Rates Posters 2024/ 2025

Free colour hard copy(ies)-

Just send an A4 Stamp Addressed Envelope with postage for a large envelope to us at:

Benefit Rates Posters 2024/ 2025
Social Welfare Training Limited
37 Rockside Drive, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NU.

Government Statistics on Universal Credit Migration show-

Most clients do win their appeals. The government has released some figures that indicate the reasons clients win their PIP appeals.

Government guidance on the new law around increases in the SDP transitional element have been published.

A paper by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust argues that the means tested beneft system, which should act as a safety net, is '..not only inadequate but also unfair.'

Local Housing Allowances restrict both Universal credit housing elements(monthly) and Housing Beneft(weekly) for the private rented sector. The rates were last increased in April 2020 and are due to be increased to the 30th percentile of rents in your broad rental market area from April 2024.