Free Training Webinars

PIP and Mental Health: 5 Things Everyone Supporting Claimants Needs to Know

13th May, 2pm-3pm

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Hidden Carers, Hidden Benefits: Supporting Older People to Access Benefits

17th Jun, 2pm-3pm

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“We Can’t Help You”: Challenging Homelessness Gatekeeping

Length: 42 mins

This webinar will cover:

• Understand the extent of gatekeeping currently in the UK and what gatekeeping is within the context of homelessness applications
• Identify common ways people are discouraged from making a homelessness application
• Understand the legal trigger for a homelessness application under the Housing Act 1996
• Recognise situations where a local authority should accept a homelessness application
• Identify practical steps advisers can take to challenge unlawful gatekeeping

Beyond Section 21: What Landlords and Renters Need to Know About Section 8

Length: 40 mins

This webinar will cover:

• Understand the legal and practical implications of the abolition of Section 21 eviction notices and the transition to a Section 8–led possession process
• Identify and explain the key differences between Section 21 and Section 8 notices, including notice requirements, evidential thresholds, and court considerations
• Recognise the mandatory and discretionary grounds for possession under Section 8 and understand how they are likely to be used in practice
• Assess the potential impact of these changes on landlords, private renters, and tenancy security
• Navigate sources of support and guidance for landlords and renters, including legal advice, sector bodies, and local support services

• The Big Shift: How April’s Universal Credit Changes Impact Health & Disability – Length: 51 mins
• Access to Work: What you need to know – Length: 43 mins
• Carers Rights: What you need to know? – Length: 21 mins
• Breaking the Cycle: Housing, Benefits and the Pathway After Prison – Length: 48 mins
• Changes to the Immigration System – Length: 35 mins
• Carers Allowance Overpayments – Length: 18 mins
• Working Poverty Out – Length: 18 mins
• Breaking Down Changes to PIP and LCWRA –Length: 26 mins
• The Rising Use Temporary Accommodation – Length: 18 mins