Turn2us - to access benefits & grants.

Workshops for intermediaries

Regional workshops

Turn2us has a programme of intermediary workshops, held in London and many regional centres. These aim to help intermediaries increase their knowledge of welfare benefits and charitable grants, and the ways in which Turn2us can help them to support individuals in financial need.

The workshops are for front-line practitioners (‘intermediaries’) who currently support or would like to support people in financial need by finding benefits, grants and other financial information in an efficient and effective way.

The purpose of the workshops is to enable participants to:

• Gain a clear understanding of how the Turn2us website tools and services and helpline can help them support individuals in financial need
• Understand how to carry out checks to assess individuals’ eligibility for welfare benefits and tax credits, using the Turn2us benefits checker
• Develop knowledge of grant–giving charities, and how to search for and apply for funds on behalf of individuals in financial need
• Understand where to find further information about ways that individuals in financial need can use to manage their money and maximise their income
• Understand how to use a MyTurn2us account to manage multiple grant applications and enquiries
• Understand what resources are available to promote the Turn2us services locally
• Understand how to be informed of future Turn2us developments
• Give feedback about the Turn2us services.

Forthcoming regional workshops

The workshops we will be running in the next few months are listed below. For more information about these workshops or to register for them, please email training@turn2us.org.uk.

Please state your time preference (where more than one session is available on the day) when you register.

England

Birmingham

• 23 March - 9.30-12.30 am or 1.30-4.30 pm

Venue: Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau, 168 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 6TF.

Bury (near Manchester)

• 20 April - 9.30-12.30 am or 1.30-4.30 pm

Venue: Bury District Citizens Advice Bureau, Unit 19, Bury Business Centre, Kay Street, Bury BL9 6BU.

Exeter

• Monday 26 March - 9.30 am-12.30 pm or 1.30-4.30 pm

Venue: Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PQ.

London

• Tuesday 13 March
• Tuesday 23 April
• Tuesday 22 May
• Tuesday 13 June

All from 11.00 am - 3.00 pm

Venue: The Turn2us offices, Hythe House, 200 Shepherd's Bush Road, London W6 7NL.

Northampton

• 5 April - 9.30-12.30 am or 1.30-4.30 pm

Venue: Northampton Citizens Advice Bureau, 7/8 Mercers Row, Northampton NN1 2QL.

Northern Ireland

The next intermediary workshop in Northern Ireland will be held in Belfast on 1 March from 10.00am-1.30pm.

Venue: Groundwork Northern Ireland, 63-75 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast BT15 2GB.

Wales

Turn2us is also running a series of workshops in Wales through our Millennium Stadium Charitable Fund grant.

Find out more about intermediaries workshops in Wales

Future workshops

If you would like to be kept updated about any future workshops we develop in your area, including within Scotland or Northern Ireland, please email Megan Wheatley, Training Administrator, at training@turn2us.org.uk.

In-house workshops

Turn2us can provide in-house workshops for specific organisations providing financial information and support to people in financial need.

If you would like to discuss whether an in-house Turn2us workshop would be suitable for your organisation, please contact Emma Aldridge, Projects Manager, at Emma.Aldridge@turn2us.org.uk.

Last updated: 3 February 2012