Tuesday, 21st January, 2025.
Full-Day Workshop: (9:40 - 4:30)
Workshop Fee: £270 (No VAT)
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Immigration And Benefits Entitlement
A Guide To Means Tested Benefits Advice For Claimants Arriving From Overseas
HB, CTR, UC & Other Social Entitlements For Non-British / Irish Nationals
A Workshop presented by Peter Barker, the ‘HB Anorak’, who for many years has been one of the most knowledgeable and experienced trainers in this topic. A fact-filled Workshop covering all the most up-to-date rules, for which is clearly going to be a very full and information packed day!
The comprehensive information pack provided includes a quick-reference Desk Aid comprising flowcharts – an important tool that is being regularly updated as rules change (as they very often do in this area of benefits!), so delegates attending this course can be assured that they have the very latest and most up-to-date version.
Traditionally, benefit claims and applications for other social entitlements, such as homelessness assistance, have been regulated by two separate mechanisms, depending which part of the world the claimant/applicant is from:
Since 2021, the Right to Reside test in its traditional form continues to apply to a dwindling cohort of EEA nationals and their family members with “Pre-Settled Status” under the EU settlement scheme – this group is affected by the Supreme Court’s decision in the AT case – full details included. As members of this cohort steadily upgrade to “Settled Status” after five years’ continuous UK residence, the significance of the old EEA Right to Reside test diminishes. Entitlement to benefits and other social entitlements now relies much more heavily on the Immigration Status test. The Workshop will look at how the immigration status test works for claimants from anywhere in the world – EEA or elsewhere: What kind of status does and does not allow a person to claim benefits? We will also deal with the effect of social treaties (CESC/ECSMA) to which the UK is still a party along with most of the EEA countries. Frequently asked questions relevant to immigration status include:
· How to identify a person’s immigration status: what kind of documents do people have, and how should the document be interpreted? Delegates might have noticed that physical immigration documents now tend to have an expiry date of 31/12/2024, because residence documents will be in electronic format from 2025 – how does this affect a decision maker’s ability to check whether a claimant’s leave is still current?
· Rules for people whose limited leave has run out and who have an application pending for further leave;
· Special rules for people fleeing conflicts in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Sudan and most recently, people leaving Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories since the outbreak of war in October 2023;
· A very frequently asked question: What about couples with different immigration statuses, including mixed-age couples?
· People entering the UK through informal/clandestine routes;
· Integration of newly recognised refugees.
Europeans and their family members already living in the UK by the end of 2020 can still rely on EEA rights of residence to obtain benefits if they have obtained or applied for leave to enter/remain in the UK under the EU settlement scheme. We will consider:
· Who was eligible to apply under the Settlement Scheme?
· How the outcome of the application affects entitlement to benefits:
o Settled status (indefinite leave);
o “Pre-settled” status (limited leave) – including the AT line of cases now decided by the Supreme Court;
o Application rejected.
· And what happens to EEA Nationals and their family members who did not apply for settled status before the 30 June 2021 deadline, but have since had late applications accepted?
· Refresher overview of EEA rights of residence for those still relying on them;
A Workshop presented by Peter Barker, the ‘HB Anorak’, who for many years has been one of the most knowledgeable and experienced trainers in this topic. A fact-filled Workshop covering all the most up-to-date rules, for which is clearly going to be a very full and information packed day!
Topics Covered:
Overview Of Rules For Non-British / Irish Claimants
Immigration Status And Benefits
* Including the phasing out of physical residence documents at the end of 2024.
Transitional Arrangements For EEA Nationals
EEA Rights Of Residence
o EEA Nationals;
o Family members;
o Derivative rights of residence.
We continuously monitor new case law and amendments to the Regulations affecting this topic: The programme on the day will be adjusted to include any new developments occurring to the point we print the workshop notes!
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