BENEFIT RIGHTS TRAINING INFORMATION, March 22, 2011
The Benefit Rights Service of the Wellington People’s Centre is holding a six-day training in benefit rights starting on the 22 March 2011.
The welfare training provided by the Benefit Rights Service focuses on the legislation that governs the administration of social welfare in Aotearoa, the Social Security Act 1964, as well as associated Ministerial Programmes and Directives. The training also examines the practices and methods that enable people to deal more successfully with the department of Work and Income.
The training is aimed at equipping advocates so that they can empower people to access their rightful entitlements from Work and Income - a department that historically has paid scant attention to people’s rights. This history was illustrated in the Wellington People’s Centre’s Special Benefit Report: 1995-2000, that showed that at least 159,000 of New Zealand’s poorest families were not receiving all the welfare assistance to which they were legally entitled.
The training course is a comprehensive introduction to welfare law and covers most aspects of the current benefit system including:
An overview of the benefit system
Familiarisation with the Social Security Act
Making an application (which is not as simple as it sounds)
How to commence a benefit
- How to calculate accommodation supplements, stand-downs and the effect of income on benefit entitlement
Applying for a review of decision; the review and appeal process
Special Benefit/Temporary Additional Support
Debt recovery and information matching
Assistance for children
Tax credits
The training requires a lot of teamwork and participation.
TRAINING DATES AND TIMES:
22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 March 2011 (Tues – Thurs).
From 9:30am until 4pm each day.
Venue Wellington People’s Centre 2 Lukes Lane
To register, contact the People’s Centre phone 04 385 8596 or email brs@wpc.net.nz
COST:
The training is free for those who volunteer at the Benefit Rights Service.
Community Groups - $130
DHB & government organisations - $350
- Wells Tao Cool Darren!
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