New free CPAG eLearning: UC and the minimum income floor

Kat Turner, Digital Developer at CPAG Scotland, shares details of a new online training course on Universal Credit and the minimum income floor. The course is for advisers with exisiting welfare rights knowledge, and will take around 25 minutes to complete. Explore other advanced level courses at CPAG eLearning Advanced Courses.

Universal credit and the minimum income floor

CPAG in Scotland have launched a new advanced-level eLearning course about Universal credit and the minimum income floor. It’s designed for advisers with existing welfare rights knowledge and should take about 25 minutes to do.

If you get universal credit and you’re self-employed, you can be treated as having more earnings than you actually have. This is because of the minimum income floor. This course looks at what the minimum income floor is, when it should be applied and how it should work. It’s important to understand these rules to make sure that clients do not have the minimum income floor applied to their awards incorrectly and do not miss out on any universal credit that they might otherwise be entitled to.

The course is full of case studies, interactive exercises and quizzes to support your learning and help you check your knowledge. You can do it at your own pace at a time and a place that suits you. It’s free to access on the #CPAGeLearning site.

For further information about CPAG eLearning or to create bespoke elearning for your team, contact Kat Turner at KTurner@cpagscotland.org.uk