Online Understanding Your Benefits Rights Workshop Universal Credit and ESA

Autism Berkshire is an established charity providing comprehensive services for all ages of people with autism, their families, carers and professionals working in the field.Our services include a daily helpline, regular newsletters, social and leisure activities for children and adults and training courses/parenting workshops. With our dedicated staff and volunteer network, we continually strive to work in partnership to improve the services available to those affected by autism.Autism Berkshire, the working name ofBerkshire Autistic Society40 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 7EB01189 594 594www.autismberkshire.org.ukcontact@autismberkshire.org.ukRegistered charity number: 1076217Company number: 3750656Facebook: AutismBerkshireTwitter: @autismberkshire

Autism Berkshire

Find out about your rights to claim benefits and how to make a claim, plus advice about employment advice and support and workplace rights.

Find out about your rights to claim Personal Independence Payment and how to claim Universal Credit and Employment &amp; Support Allowance (ESA), plus information about employment advice and support and workplace rights.Please note that these workshops are for Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire residents only – we regret that we are not able to offer advice to people from adjacent areas, due to funding rules.These free workshops are led by Autism Berkshire's benefits service manager, Kevin Jackson, who has extensive experience of supporting autistic individuals and their families with benefit applications, appeals and at tribunal hearings.This session will include detailed advice about claiming these benefits, how to complete the application forms, what supporting evidence to include when making a claim and the appeals process.Kevin will also look at what employment advice and support is available and disabled people's rights in the workplace.This workshop is open to autistic young people and adults (aged 16+) and their parents/carers who live in Reading, Wokingham or West Berkshire, or those who are attending a college or university in these areas.For more information about the workshop or support from our <a href="https://www.autismberkshire.org.uk/benefits-service/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Benefits Service</a>, email benefits@autismberkshire.org.uk or call 01189 594 594 (option 2) and leave a voicemail with your contact details.<ul><li>These workshops are supported by Reading Borough Council's New Directions College adult education service.</li></ul>