Benefits for Students in Scotland Handbook | 2022/23 | 20th ednAppendices Appendix 1: Information and advice
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Appendix 1: Information and advice
Publications
The following books are available from CPAG, 30 Micawber Street, London N1 7TB, Tel: 020 7837 7979. You can also order online, and find details of CPAG’s other handbooks and online subscription services, and details of the prices for members at cpag.org.uk/shop.
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2022/23 (April 2022): £69 (£58.65 members)
AskCPAG (the full text of the Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook online and updated throughout the year): see cpag.org.uk/subscriptions for details.
AskCPAG+ (CPAG’s full digital package which includes the full text of the Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook updated throughout the year, the Welfare Rights Bulletin, Poverty journal and decision-making tools and appeal letter generators): see cpag.org.uk/subscriptions for details.
Benefit and Tax Credit Rates Poster 2022/23: £8 (£6.80 members)
Universal Credit: what you need to know, 7th edition (July 2022): £16 (£13.60 members)
Council Tax Handbook, 13th edition (March 2021): £31 (£26.35 members)
Fuel Rights Handbook, 20th edition (March 2022): £35 (£29.75 members)
Children’s Handbook Scotland, 15th edition (autumn 2022): £35 (£29.75 members)
Disability Rights Handbook 2022/23 (May 2022): £39 (published by Disability Rights UK)
Student Support and Benefits Handbook: England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2022/23 (winter 2022): £35 (£29.75 members)
Official guidance
The following guidance, used by decision makers in the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities, is available at gov.uk. It has no legal standing, so you cannot quote it in an appeal, but it can be useful to refer decision makers to it if you want a decision overturned by an internal revision or supersession.
Advice for Decision Making (for universal credit and other benefits introduced from April 2013)
Decision Makers’ Guide
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Guidance Manual
Legislation
UK legislation
All the legislation listed in Appendix 3 can be found at legislation.gov.uk. Most is updated.
Social Security Legislation, Volumes 1 to 5
Published by Sweet and Maxwell, these volumes contain updated Acts and regulations covering social security and tax credits with explanatory commentary. They are available from CPAG.
CPAG’s Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction Legislation
Published by CPAG, this contains updated Acts and regulations and a detailed commentary.
Decisions of the Upper Tribunal
Reported and unreported decisions are available from gov.uk/administrative-appeals-tribunal-decisions.
Advice
Contact your student services department, student association, bursaries office or the National Association of Student Money Advisers (nasma.org.uk) for advice on studying and claiming benefits.