Courses from ViSTA

Our highly experienced Welfare Benefits trainer will help you to understand the basic rules which surround eligibility for Housing Benefit and when it may be refused. 

Housing Benefit helps tenants pay their rent.  The course looks at the basic rules which surround eligibility for this benefit and when Housing Benefit may be refused.

The course will include:

• Eligibility for claiming Housing Benefit. 
• Payments which can be met by Housing Benefit.
• Basic calculation of housing benefit.
• Payments on account.
• Contrived tenancies.
• Backdating rules.

Details of all Welfare Benefits courses that we can offer can be found here.

This is an Intermediate level course.  It is suitable for advisers who, in the course of their work, need to have greater knowledge of the topic in order to advise clients of their rights and responsibilities when claiming social security benefits and tax credits. The courses are also suitable as refresher courses for advisers.