Surrey Welfare Rights Unit

Who is this course for?

This course is for benefits advisers who have experience of Universal Credit and are looking to understand the impact of different forms of capital on entitlement to benefits.

Aims

This course will provide an understanding of the capital rules for Universal Credit. In particular the course will consider, the difference between income and capital, who capital belongs to, capital disregards, notional capital, and valuation.

Objectives

At the end of this course you should understand:

• When money is income and when it is capital 
• When capital must be disclosed 
• Capital disregards in general 
• When notional capital can be an issue
• How pension draw down affects benefits

A complete set of slides will be provided at the end of the course.