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About this course

Whatever your level or experience, we are dedicated to maximising your chances in today's highly competitive job market. If you are looking for work in the area of housing, you should feel excited and enthusiastic about getting your next job.

However, we know that sometimes you can still worry about certain areas you will be expected to handle in your new job, particularly in specialist areas. This might mean that you approach interviews without much confidence, or you dread being asked certain questions about particular tasks. It can be horrible when someone tells you that you don't have enough experience to do a job and you don't known how to prove them wrong. This is often the case when you know you will be asked about your 'practical experience' or what you would do in a 'real life' housing situation. This is why we have put together this workshop - so you can practice the things you will be doing in a 'real' job and then convince the employers that you have the knowledge you need.

 

Student Profile and Entry Requirements

Senior housing experts who recruit staff themselves teach this very practical workshop. They will teach you the skills and inside information that other candidates don't have, so you can still win the best jobs, even if other candidates have more experience than you do. Employers want to know that you really understand the detail and that you can calculate the figures manually. We want you to get the job you are looking for as quickly as possible. This workshop will achieve these aims.

There are no minimum requirements for this course

This course is suitable both for people who are new to housing and welfare and for those who have no previous experience.


Evolution of the Welfare System
Administration and Classification of Benefits
Introduction to National Insurance Contributions
Overview and background to Housing Benefit (HB) and Council Tax Benefit (CTB)
Who is entitled to benefit?
Persons from abroad
The Claimant's household
Making a claim
Referrals to the rent officer
Calculating Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit
Second adult rebate
Eligible rent and Council Tax
Applicable amount in Housing Benefit Calculation
Income and Capital
Employed earners
The self-employed
Determination, notification & payment
Changes in entitlement
Overpayments
Appeal Procedures
Students
Subsidy
The Immigration Rules and Welfare Benefit Claimants
Discrimination and equal opportunities

 

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Course name and number: TAC-CC-001 - Certificate in Council Tax and Housing Benefit Calculation and Administration
Course Fees:

£240. Minimum deposit to enrol is £120 (balance to be paid on the first day of the course)

Get £60 off if you have already studied our Advanced Practice Certificate in Housing and Welfare Management

Entry Requirements: None - but students should be able to cope with advanced studies. We do also recommend either some experience of working in a related area and/or completion of our course Advanced Practice Certificate in Housing and Welfare Managment
Mode of Study: Workshop - run over 2 consecutive Saturdays from 10am - 5.30pm plus a one off special course run over 4 Thursday evenings from 6pm - 9pm
Start Dates:

17th and 24th May 2008
12th and 19th July 2008
6th and 12th September 2008
1st and 8th November 2008

(Saturdays 10am-5.30pm)

Duration: 2 Saturdays

 

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