Benefits Issues for Couples
This course is designed to equip advisers with the knowledge to advise on common benefits issues which affect couples. This course covers:
- The definition of 'couple' for the purposes of the benefits and tax credits system (now extended to include some same sex couples)
- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Issues
- How temporary and permanent absence affects eligibility and the amount of benefits or tax credits payable, with particular reference issues concerning child benefit, residential care, and joint-claim Jobseekers Allowance
- Recovery of overpayments.