Understanding Benefits for Those with Disabilities workshop

Name: Understanding Benefits for Those with Disabilities workshop
Start: 2025-12-15T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-15T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Northamptonshire

Schedule

Mon Dec 15 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Northamptonshire | Rugby, EN

Workshop: Understanding Benefits for Those with Disabilities - Specifically for parent carers supporting their young people with benefits.
Join us for an informative workshop delivered by Community Law exploring the different benefits available for children and young people with disabilities.
The session will include:
45 minutes: Overview and understanding of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
followed by a 15-minute Q&A.
45 minutes: A detailed look at Universal Credit (UC) for young people with disabilities, including:
*When a young person can and can’t claim
*What happens if your young person is still in education
*When to move your young person off a parent’s claim
*When a young person should claim in their own right
*Understanding when and how to instigate Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) or Limited Capability for Work (LCW)
Followed by a 15-minute Q&A to answer your questions.

Community Law are exceptionally busy, take this opportunity to gain the knowledge needed to empower yourselves to be able to support your young person at the right time. We are extremely grateful to Community Law for supporting our community with this invaluable workshop.
This workshop is a great opportunity to gain practical insight into how the benefits system works and to get advice tailored to your family’s situation.
If you are a parent carer of a young person aged 0-25 living in or accessing services in West Northamptonshire, reserve your spot free of charge today here https://buytickets.at/westnorthantsvoicesinpartnership/1928895.
Please also remember to register as a member free of charge here https://membermojo.co.uk/wnvp.