Why Do This Course?
Young people claim the same benefits as everyone else, but in many situations they face extra barriers. This course assumes that you are already familiar with the main benefits and just deals with each of these extra barriers.
If you need to a broader session that tells you about the benefits too, maybe do the Young People’s Benefits Course instead.
By doing the course you will:
- Understand the specific benefit rules that affect:
- Young jobseekers
- Care-leavers
- Young parents
- Young people in education
- Young people who can’t live with their families
- Young private renters
- Be able to make use of the Benefits Notes and official sources to find information
- Feel confident to call me if you get stuck
Content
- Who counts as a young person? Different age-limits for different purposes.
- Young people who have appointees
- DLA and the post-16 transition to PIP
- The shared-room LHA
- Qualifying Young Persons (under 20 in non-advanced education)
- Part-time study
- Full-time study
- Without Parental Support and Estrangement
- The Youth Obligation Support Programme