Employment & Support Allowance and how it affects incapacity benefit claimants
9.30 – 3.45
Dates
- Wednesday 5 November 2008
- Wednesday 12 November 2008
- Tuesday 27 January 2009
Background
From 27 October 2008 employment & support allowance replaces incapacity benefit and income support paid on the grounds of incapacity for all new claimants. Existing claimants are expected to transfer to ESA over the next five years. This new and exciting course will bring you up to date with all the changes and help you gain an insight into how ESA fits into the current benefits system.
Aims
To provide an overview of employment & support allowance,
To enable you to advise people on how to claim all the benefits they are entitled to if they cannot work due to disability or health problems.
Contents
- What happens when SSP ends
- Overview of employment & support allowance for new claimants
- What happens to existing incapacity benefit and income support claimants
- The new medical assessment of limited capability for work and how to support claimants through the process
- Work-related activity – opportunities and sanctions
Suitable for
Social and health care staff, advice workers, housing support, benefits staff, human resources and personal advisers .Suitable for those who are new to the benefits system as well as more experienced staff who need an update.
This page was last updated on 30 July 2008
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