This eLearning course is relevant in England, Wales and Scotland. Learn what happens to couples’ benefits when one of them is working-age and the other is pension-age.
This is an advanced level course for advisers with existing benefit knowledge.
You'll learn which mixed-age couples have to claim universal credit and which mixed-age couples can get pension-age benefits or legacy benefits. For couples that have to claim universal credit, you'll explore how to maximise their income by thinking about the timing of their claim.
The course is full of examples and interactive elements to help you engage with the content and practice what you've learned.
This course will take about 20 minutes to complete.