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Will Labour really ‘scrap’ Universal Credit?

Posted on 30th September 2019 by Dan Rust / 0 Comment

A few days ago, Jeremy Corbyn announced that ‘Labour will scrap Universal Credit’ if they win the next general election. Calling it ‘inhumane ...

Welfare Reform blog

Universal Credit and Social Care – does anyone gain?

Posted on 10th May 2019 by Dan Rust

In my last post on Universal Credit and adult social care, I discussed how social care is not just an issue for older people and how around half of all spending...

Welfare Reform blog

Should Universal Credit be scrapped?

Posted on 9th October 2018 by Dan Rust

On Sunday, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, suggested that Universal Credit (UC) could be scrapped under a Labour government. He is the most sen...

Welfare Reform blog

Universal Credit and Social Care – the contradictions

Posted on 24th September 2018 by Dan Rust

The crisis in the care system. The ongoing car crash of the Universal Credit roll-out. Even with Brexit filling the news headlines, these two topics have cut th...

Welfare Reform blog

Long delays for Universal Credit payments

Posted on 15th September 2017 by Dan Rust

Government statistics out today, confirm that 23% of new Universal Credit (UC) claims are not paid on time. When “on time” for most people claiming ...

Welfare Reform blog

Appeals and the work capability assessment

Posted on 30th August 2017 by Dan Rust

Figures obtained by the Independent this week have shown that the government currently spends almost £40 million on fighting disputes around sickness benefits. ...

Welfare Reform blog

The two child policy and the end of means testing

Posted on 4th May 2017 by Dan Rust

This financial year has seen a large number of new changes to the benefts system. Maybe it’s a symptom of the relentless pace of goverment cuts, but the r...

Welfare Reform blog

Universal Credit full roll-out

Posted on 16th January 2017 by Dan Rust

The full area by area roll-out of Universal Credit has now been published and plans can be properly made for dealing with the consequences. Below, I’ve pr...

Welfare Reform blog

The future of supported housing

Posted on 21st September 2016 by Dan Rust

In my last post on the local housing allowance (LHA) cap to housing benefit in the social sector, I talked about how pensioners would lose out. My plan was to d...

Welfare Reform blog

The new Housing Benefit cap and how pensioners lose out

Posted on 8th September 2016 by Dan Rust

The summer budget of 2015 brought many reforms to already super-reformed benefit system. I’ve talked about many of them here before – cuts to the un...

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Hats off to anybody who can make benefits awareness and UC training enjoyable.

Many thanks to Dan Rust from Turquoise Training for the bespoke, tailored training on behalf of Reed in Partnership across the UK. 100% of the attendees found the training enjoyable and 100% would recommend it to a colleague. What more could you ask for?

Dan Rust really is the leading expert on this subject for our sector.

Monique Debono
Head of Curriculum and L&D
Reed in Partnership

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2019-09-30T13:51:08+01:00

Monique Debono
Head of Curriculum and L&D
Reed in Partnership

Hats off to anybody who can make benefits awareness and UC training enjoyable. Many thanks to Dan Rust from Turquoise Training for the bespoke, tailored training on behalf of Reed in Partnership across the UK. 100% of the attendees found the training enjoyable and 100% would recommend it to a colleague. What more could you ask for? Dan Rust really is the leading expert on this subject for our sector.
http://www.turquoisetraining.co.uk/testimonials/2279/
Dan Rust from Turquoise Training has delivered both training and analysis for StepChange Debt Charity, and on each occasion he’s been a pleasure to work with. The training course he delivered for us was engaging, accessible and informative and I would recommend him to anyone looking for benefits training.

Edward Ware
Media Relations Manager
StepChange Debt Charity

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2019-09-30T13:54:23+01:00

Edward Ware
Media Relations Manager
StepChange Debt Charity

Dan Rust from Turquoise Training has delivered both training and analysis for StepChange Debt Charity, and on each occasion he’s been a pleasure to work with. The training course he delivered for us was engaging, accessible and informative and I would recommend him to anyone looking for benefits training.
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Turquoise Training have provided training to our whole Ready 2 Work Team, it has been invaluable in ensuring that we are able to provide customers with the most up to date information possible. They were great at explaining all of the different implications of Universal Credit as well as how calculations are made for different customers.

Victoria Whittle
Clarion Futures Head of Jobs and Training
Clarion Housing Group

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2019-09-30T13:57:11+01:00

Victoria Whittle
Clarion Futures Head of Jobs and Training
Clarion Housing Group

Turquoise Training have provided training to our whole Ready 2 Work Team, it has been invaluable in ensuring that we are able to provide customers with the most up to date information possible. They were great at explaining all of the different implications of Universal Credit as well as how calculations are made for different customers.
http://www.turquoisetraining.co.uk/testimonials/2282/
Working with Turquoise Training has always been a pleasure. Their in-depth benefits knowledge is very impressive, as is their ability to translate difficult subjects and make them easier to understand. They have trained a number of entitledto clients and I have always received very positive feedback.

Phil Agulnik
Director
entitledto

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2019-09-30T13:58:20+01:00

Phil Agulnik
Director
entitledto

Working with Turquoise Training has always been a pleasure. Their in-depth benefits knowledge is very impressive, as is their ability to translate difficult subjects and make them easier to understand. They have trained a number of entitledto clients and I have always received very positive feedback.
http://www.turquoisetraining.co.uk/testimonials/2286/
Dan Rust from Turquoise Training has now been back to train my team on several occasions. He delivers really high quality in-house training and is always really well received by everyone who attends. Dan is a very approachable trainer who presents even the most complicated information in a way that suits delegates from different areas of work. He throws in good examples and personal experiences that make the sessions so interesting.

Belinda Green
Benefits Manager
South Northamptonshire Council

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2019-09-30T13:58:57+01:00

Belinda Green
Benefits Manager
South Northamptonshire Council

Dan Rust from Turquoise Training has now been back to train my team on several occasions. He delivers really high quality in-house training and is always really well received by everyone who attends. Dan is a very approachable trainer who presents even the most complicated information in a way that suits delegates from different areas of work. He throws in good examples and personal experiences that make the sessions so interesting.
http://www.turquoisetraining.co.uk/testimonials/2287/
Turquoise Training bring a wealth of industry experience into their workshops and offer a valuable insight into where the sector has come from, where it is now, and where it is going. The training is always accompanied by resources that assist our staff in their ongoing development. Turquoise provide an engaging and highly beneficial workshop to anyone working within the welfare sector.

Richard Holgate
Maximus UK

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2019-09-30T13:59:45+01:00

Richard Holgate
Maximus UK

Turquoise Training bring a wealth of industry experience into their workshops and offer a valuable insight into where the sector has come from, where it is now, and where it is going. The training is always accompanied by resources that assist our staff in their ongoing development. Turquoise provide an engaging and highly beneficial workshop to anyone working within the welfare sector.
http://www.turquoisetraining.co.uk/testimonials/2288/
Dan Rust at Turquoise Training is our first port of call when it comes to navigating changes to the benefits system. Want to know what the changes mean to a variety of people? Dan is your man.

Miles Brignall, The Guardian

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2020-03-23T16:29:17+00:00

Miles Brignall, The Guardian

Dan Rust at Turquoise Training is our first port of call when it comes to navigating changes to the benefits system. Want to know what the changes mean to a variety of people? Dan is your man.
http://www.turquoisetraining.co.uk/testimonials/2663/
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