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Prisoners and Welfare Benefits

Society Matters

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This CPD-accredited course explores how sentencing affects welfare benefits and housing. Learn how to support prisoners and their families with applications, homelessness prevention, and access to resources through real-life case studies and guidance.

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Society Matters

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Specialist social welfare solutions for everyone.Society Matters CIC is a social enterprise which mobilises knowledge, delivering tangible social value to achieve a fair society for all, with lives well lived.As the trading subsidiary of independent charity, Citizens Advice Gateshead, Society Matters CIC specialises in social welfare training, social action projects, and tailor-made solutions through a team of in-house experts.

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