Level 3 Diploma in Vocational Paralegal Studies - Full Syllabus

Welfare Benefits & Citizens’ Advice

1. Claiming Benefit
   1. Means and non means tested benefits
   2. Benefit administration
   3. The Social fund
   4. Making a claim
   5. N.I. contributions
   6. Benefits and tax rates
   7. Income - based Job Seekers Allowance
   8. Calculating benefit
   9. Premiums
2. Housing Costs
   1. Meeting the housing cost
   2. Working families tax credit - Calculation
   3. Housing benefit - Calculation
   4. Council tax and benefits
   5. Council tax
   6. Child benefit
   7. Disability living allowance
3. Dealing with debt
   1. Types of debt
   2. Establishing the debt
   3. The debt advisor
   4. Administration orders
   5. Bankruptcy
   6. Debt recovery
   7. The bailiff