WEBINAR: Capital & Benefits

Thursday, 9 October '25   2pm – 3:30pm BST

Details

This is a one-off, live, 90 minute webinar.

Overview

Accurately assessing capital is vital when working with means tested benefits, but it can be nuanced and challenging. This webinar provides a clear and practical guide to understanding the capital rules, focusing on both the principles and everyday applications. We’ll explore how different forms of capital are treated, what can be disregarded, what must be taken into account, as well as deprivation of capital. Real-world examples and scenarios will help bring the subject to life and ensure you leave with a greater understanding.

Questions/topics covered

• Who does capital belong to – ownership and beneficial interest
• When capital can be disregarded
• How capital is valued when it cannot be disregarded
• Deprivation of capital: rules and implications
• Common situations involving different forms of capital

Methods of delivery
This webinar is delivered online live with Will Hadwen and Pamela Carysforth

Intended audience
This webinar is at an update level. A good working knowledge of the benefits system is assumed.

What you will need
Participants will need a Wi-Fi connection and a suitable device to access the internet. Prior to the event, participants will receive an email with a link which they should use to join the event.

Level: Advanced, Intermediate

Instructions

This live webinar is run over Zoom.

You will receive an email with the Zoom link and joining instructions 1 week prior to the webinar.

Tickets

Cost

Webinar with advice

This ticket provides entry to this webinar plus access to our advice service for the next 6 months.
£80.00 + £16 VAT