Disability benefits training for professionals

The Disability Services Advocacy Team are here to support with raising awareness of the different Disability Services benefits and grants. These are Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

Please see details of our upskilling sessions for external stakeholders in the month of November below. To book a place please use each of the individual links for the relevant events.

Personal Independence Payment

This session covers what PIP is, eligibility criteria and the customer journey when making a claim, including the assessment process. There will be opportunity for Q&A at the end of the session. Capita complete PIP assessments for Wales and central England and Independent Assessment Services cover the remainder of England.

November

Personal Independence Payment awareness sessions with IAS

07/11/23 10am – 1pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694006461007?aff=oddtdtcreator

23/11/23 10am – 1pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694076119357?aff=oddtdtcreator

28/11/23 10am – 1pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694077704097?aff=oddtdtcreator

Personal Independence Payment awareness sessions with Capita

16/11/23 10am-12:30pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694175787467?aff=oddtdtcreator

29/11/23 10am-12:30pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694182086307?aff=oddtdtcreator

December

Personal Independence Payment awareness sessions with IAS

07/12/23 10am-1pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694143922157?aff=oddtdtcreator

14/12/23 10am-1pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694148345387?aff=oddtdtcreator

Personal Independence Payment awareness sessions with Capita 12/12/23 10am-12:30pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694188635897?aff=oddtdtcreator

January

Personal Independence Payment awareness sessions with IAS

18/01/24 10am–1pm Register at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-avlnnra Password:DWP2024

23/01/24 10am–1pm Register at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-qjyonvv Password:DWP2024

31/01/24 10am–1pm Register at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-avlxoed Password:DWP2024

Personal Independence Payment awareness sessions with Capita

11/01/24 10am–12.30pm Register: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-lnvppga Password:DWP2024

30/01/24 10am–12.30pm Register: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-novpzgx Password:DWP2024

Personal Independence Payment Change of Circumstances:

11/01/24 1.30pm–3pm Register at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-xmzkkln Password:DWP2024

18/01/24 1.30pm–3pm Register at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-yapnxpv Password:DWP2024

Disability Living Allowance for Children awareness session

This session covers what Disability Living Allowance for Children is, the eligibility criteria and then the whole customer journey from making a claim to receiving a decision. There will be Q&A at the end of the session.

November

02/11/23 10am–11:30am Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/690779950427?aff=oddtdtcreator

16/11/23 1.30pm–3pm Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/690781525137?aff=oddtdtcreator 21/11/23 10am–11:30am Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/690783611377?aff=oddtdtcreator

December

06/12/23 10am–11:30am Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694206469237?aff=oddtdtcreator

14/12/23 10am–11:30am Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/694209468207?aff=oddtdtcreator

January

17/01/24 1.30pm–3pm Register at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-eazenlz Password:DWP2024

25/01/24 1.30pm–3pm Register at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dsat/t-yapjmkpPassword:DWP2024