Citizens Advice, Opportunity Sheffield

Referrals sought for Universal Credit and Money Management Workshops (various dates) on ESF Pathways Programme

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As a wraparound service on the ESF Pathways Programme, Citizens Advice is running a series of Universal Credit and money management workshops.

The sessions are designed to help participants develop a better understanding of entitlement and eligibility of Universal Credit and manage their budget more effectively.

Objectives

At the end of the training the participant will be able to understand:

  • What Universal Credit is
  • How it aims to support individuals to be better off in work
  • How to use a tool to calculate benefit eligibility
  • The support available to claim Universal Credit
  • The assessment period
  • The tools available to assist with budgeting
  • Priority and non-priority debt
  • Banking options

Eligibility

Anyone can attend the sessions, subject to availability.

In the event of over-subscription, priority will be given to individuals enrolled on the ESF Pathways Programme.

Venue

All sessions will take place in:

Conference Room 8 & 9

Level 2, Moorfoot Offices

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield, S1 4PL

Dates

  • Thursday 8th August 2019 – 13:00 – 17:00
  • Friday 30th August 2019 – 9:30 – 13:00
  • Thursday 12th September – 2019 13:00 – 17:00
  • Friday 27th September – 2019 9.30 – 13:00

Contact details

For more information, or to make a referral, contact Roger Wilde on roger.wilde@sheffield.gov.uk or 0114 2296 168 for more information.