Surrey Welfare Rights Unit
The charity for your community
Help to pay rent
12th February 2023 by Ray Savage in
- 2nd November 2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Who is this course for?
This course is for advisers who need more detail on how Universal Credit and Housing Benefit can help working age claimants pay rent for their home.
Aims
To give advisers a more in depth understanding of how help with rent is provided via Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, at what level and any restrictions that may be in place.
Objectives
Delegates will gain knowledge across the following areas:
- rent support provided by Universal Credit
- rent support provided by Housing Benefit for specified accommodation
- restrictions on the amount rent support
- calculating rent support
- issues with payment of rent support including direct payments and waiting periods
A complete set of slides will be provided at the end of the course.
Event Location
Venue: Online via Zoom
Venue Phone: training@swru.org
Address: Description:
Joining Instructions
You will be sent a link to join the training 1-2 working days before the date of the course.
On the day you will be able to join the course 15 minutes before the start time and will go into a waiting room until the trainer admits you.
If you have any difficulty connecting on the day please email us at training@swru.org with a contact phone number and we will try to help.
