The Advice Dorset Partnership provides a programme of events and training locally.  Currently (2021) events are online.

Benefits Forum: Thursday 15 July 2021 - presentations

Benefits updates from the DWP, the Local Authority Benefits team, Citizens Advice and other agencies.

It's 2 years since the last Advice Dorset Partnership Benefit Forum in June 2019, and is fair to say that a lot has changed since then…..! If you weren't able to attend the event on 15 July, or want to go through them again, the presentations are here:

Ben-Forum-UC-update-from-Cit-AdviceDownload

Benefits-for-sick-disabled-Forum-July-2021Download

Dor-Council-Benefits-Forum-updateDownload

Food-Security-Presentation-Benefits-Forum-July-2021Download

Age-UK-Benefits-forum-15th-JulyDownload

FFP-presentation-Benefit-Forum-July-2021-1Download

One issue raised was recent evidence of the DWP contacting people shortly before a benefit appeal to 'make an offer'. Here is a recent article from the Law Gazette:

DWP-backs-down-on-benefit-offer-ahead-of-JR-hearing-_-News-_-Law-GazetteDownload

There are currently no events, please check again later.