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Incapacity Benefit - The Descriptors in Detail

This course covers

• Tips on completing the IB50 form and assessing a claimants 'score'
• An in depth look at all the current legislation on IB
• How to use the legislation and case law effectively
• Consideration of 'variable' conditions and the effects of pain
• Common problems around mental health descriptors
• Tips on preparing for an IB tribunal

Learning objectives

At the end of the course participants should be able to:

• Identify the legislation which sets out the descriptors
• Give examples of how the commissionera have interpreted the descriptors
• Describe a condition so as to show how it fits the descriptors.
• Know how to structure an appeal against an IB decision

Duration one day 10.00 to 4.15

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