Duration
Half-day
Location
Live virtual
Availability
Good
Suitable for: All What does this mean?
The DWP announced that Managed Migration restarted on 9th May 2022, initially in Bolton and Medway, to proactively move those 2.6 million claimants still on legacy benefits, across to Universal Credit.
This is a mandatory process.
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Furthermore, nearly 885,000 of those are identified as vulnerable and on ESA for a primary condition of mental health problems, but tens of thousands more will also be experiencing mental ill-health.
The high levels of vulnerability among social housing tenants, mean we have grave concerns about the risks posed to people with mental health problems. In the worst-case scenario, people with mental health problems may fail to successfully make the move to UC and lose the vital lifeline of their benefit income altogether.
Find out about the process in this workshop.
The session covers:
- Andatory Managed Migration process
- Migration Notification Letter
- Time requirements to apply
- Backdating
- Transitional Protection (TP) & how it can be lost
- How UC rules will be modified for some claimants
- What organisations should consider for tenants making the move to UC.
Who should attend?
Essential for everyone working in income maximisation and debt recovery, as well as housing management.
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Our trainer
Alison Markantonis is an experienced welfare benefits, financial capability and employment skills practitioner, who has worked successfully in the affordable housing and benefits sector for the last 27 years. She has worked with many housing and support organisations and brings her extensive experience to specialise in demystifying the benefits system, money management and employability skills training for both frontline staff and tenants. Her approach is participative and interactive, using case studies and her own experience to take the complex, and make it not only simple, but also applicable.
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Price and booking
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* Please note that all prices are subject to standard VAT. Byte Size members do not qualify for member discounts. Please call 01904 557150 for more information.
Bookings are closed for this event.
If you experience any issues when submitting your booking, please email [email protected] with the name and date of the session along with the delegate name(s), email address(es) and job title(s) and we’ll process the booking for you.
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Cancellations and substitutions
If you are unable to attend an event or public training course, please let us know in writing (email is fine) at least 48 hours before. Please email [email protected]
Otherwise, a cancellation fee of £60 plus VAT will be chargeable.
If you are using a package place to attend and do not inform us within the agreed time frame, then a place will be taken to cover your non-attendance.
Cancellations must be made in writing, and will be acknowledged by HQN Limited.
