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Challenging Welfare Decisions (Advanced)

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This CPD-accredited course equips you to support clients in challenging DWP welfare decisions. Learn about eligibility, timeframes, appeals, mandatory reconsiderations, and practical strategies to improve outcomes for those facing benefit sanctions.

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Specialist social welfare solutions for everyone.Society Matters is a social enterprise which mobilises knowledge, delivering tangible social value to achieve a fair society for all, with lives well lived.As the trading subsidiary of independent charity, Citizens Advice Gateshead, Society Matters specialises in social welfare training, social action projects, and tailor-made solutions through a team of in-house experts.

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