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Benefits for housing training

Understand key benefits and how to best support people in claiming benefits for rent, where to find information, and how to challenge decisions.

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This training covers key benefits and how they relate to housing. This training will help you:

gain a basic overview of key benefits for people with different needs,
understand how to best support people who are claiming, or about to claim, benefits for rent, including Universal Credit,
find information on a range of issues related to benefits, and
understand how to challenge decisions about benefits.

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A great overview with really good specific links to useful resources, thank you!

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Key training information

Time and format:

2 hours online, or
5 hours in-person

Your rights in the private rented sector

This training can be part of a course on your rights in the private rented sector.

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