This video gives an overview of welfare benefits, and covers developments in the benefits system since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This session is presented by Roni Marsh, a welfare benefits and debt adviser with 20 years of experience of advising and training on welfare benefit law.
This video covers:
- An overview of the main welfare benefits;
- Benefits which are not means tested;
- Issue-spotting in practice and under-claimed benefits;
- A Covid-19 update.
Resources:
- Welfare benefits: Covid-19 update handout [to be added]
- Welfare benefits: Covid-19 update slides [to be added]
Please note: Benefit rates increase each April. The figures mentioned in this session were accurate in 2021/2022. You can check the up-to-date rates of individual benefits at gov.uk
Our thanks to Roni for sharing her time and expertise.
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Monday, March 28, 2022
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Monday, March 28, 2022