Advanced Universal Credit CPD Accredited
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What will you learn?
1. Understand the structure and six core elements of Universal Credit.
2. Identify eligibility criteria and migration pathways from legacy benefits.
3. Recognise how employment, savings, and capital affect UC entitlement.
4. Navigate work conditionality groups and sanctions.
5. Support individuals with complex needs through practical knowledge and signposting.
Course contents highlights:
• Universal Credit migration: natural, voluntary, and managed
• Eligibility rules and exceptions.
• UC elements: standard, child, childcare, carer’s, LCWRA, housing
• UC and employment: work allowances, taper rates, self-employment
• Pay cycles and their impact on UC payments
• Work conditionality groups and sanctions
• Making a claim and supporting people with complex needs
• Challenging sanctions and accessing hardship payments