Advice NI - Benefits & Welfare Reform
Social Security benefits and welfare reform is a core area of training at Advice NI. We offer training in both the current benefits system and the system post-Welfare Reform. Our training in this area is dynamic and regularly updated to reflect the ever-changing subject area.
Training packages
We offer training packages and single courses to future proof your knowledge of the Social Security system and prepare you for welfare reform. This includes:
- The Welfare Reform Training Programme
- An Overview of Welfare Reform and the Mitigations Package
- An Introduction to Universal Credit
- An Introduction to Personal Independence Payments
- The State Retirement Pension for Beginners
- What You Need to Know About Child Maintenance
We have additional off the shelf courses in the following areas of Social Security Benefits and Welfare Reform which can be delivered on a bespoke basis:
Course Title | Course Length |
An Introduction to Older People’s Benefits | 2 Day Course |
An Introduction to Younger People’s Benefits | 1 Day Course |
An Overview of Younger People’s Benefits | ½ Day Course |
An Overview of Older People Benefits | ½ Day Course |
Understanding State Retirement Pension | 2 Day Course |
State Pension Reform | ½ Day Course |
An Overview of Welfare Benefits (Existing System) | ½ Day Course |
An Introduction to Benefits and Tax Credits (Existing System) | 1 Day Course |
Overview of Welfare Reform and PIP | 1 Day Course |
Impact of Welfare Reform on People with Disabilities | ½ Day Course |
Overview of the Impact of Welfare Reform | ½ Day Course |
Financial Inclusion and Welfare Reform | ½ Day Course |
Further information about our bespoke training can be found here.
Vocational training in welfare rights
The Legal Advice qualifications offered by Advice NI include units on ‘Providing Initial Legal Advice in Welfare Rights’ and ‘Providing Legal Advice and Casework in the Area of Welfare Rights’ which can be studied within the full qualifications or as stand-alone units. See our Vocational Qualifications section.
For further information contact training@adviceni.net.