Student finance

Ruddy

Hi, I'm new to this so hope I'm doing it ok!!

My daughter is about to start further education 8 years after leaving school. Apparently she is not entitled to any benefits. She does not live at home and has self-supported herself for 6 years. Can anyone advise where she can get some financial / benefit help. I am not in a position to provide her with financial assistance.
Cheers

Lokolo

The only options for FE are EMA or ALG.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/FinancialHelpForAdultLearners/Adultlearninggrant/index.htm

You must not have studied FE courses before to be entlted to it, and its not a lot, only upto £30 odd a week.

Other than that there are no other choices.

kissjenn

Ruddy wrote: »

Hi, I'm new to this so hope I'm doing it ok!!

My daughter is about to start further education 8 years after leaving school. Apparently she is not entitled to any benefits. She does not live at home and has self-supported herself for 6 years. Can anyone advise where she can get some financial / benefit help. I am not in a position to provide her with financial assistance.
Cheers

Hi,

What level of course is your daughter doing? Further eduction and Higher education have different rules.
Who is providing it? College, Uni, Local Authority may all provide help with fees.
Full time or part time? Can she keep working as well?
Where in the UK is she based? Scotland has Individual Learning Accounts for help with fees. Wales also has some discretionary grants available. Unsure of elsewhere.
Is she in receipt of any benefits eg Working Tax Credit? This may go up or down depending on what her work / study hours are.
How old is she? May impact on what she can claim via WTC and whether or not she is deemed to be independent. 25 used to be a break point for everything.
Does she have any dependant children? Again WTC option may come into play. CTC may be increased if she needs additional childcare.
Is she working? Will she continue and how many hours per week.
If so, what size of company? Lots of big companies sponsor professional qualifications. Some offer matched learning for any reason. Some allow you to alter you hours to fit into courses or give you time off - depends on what you're studying and why.
Is she living with someone? Do they earn enough to allow her to give up work. For many benefits they will be assessed as a couple.
Does she having savings? Savings will count in calculating many benefits. How much does she have?

The more you can advise around the specific situation the more advice people here will be able to offer. You can then work with your daughter to double check it absolutely applies to her and how she goes about claiming. May also give your daughter some ideas about combining work and study if she also claim WTC for example.

Ruddy

kissjenn wrote: »

Hi,

What level of course is your daughter doing? Further eduction and Higher education have different rules.
Who is providing it? College, Uni, Local Authority may all provide help with fees.
Full time or part time? Can she keep working as well?
Where in the UK is she based? Scotland has Individual Learning Accounts for help with fees. Wales also has some discretionary grants available. Unsure of elsewhere.
Is she in receipt of any benefits eg Working Tax Credit? This may go up or down depending on what her work / study hours are.
How old is she? May impact on what she can claim via WTC and whether or not she is deemed to be independent. 25 used to be a break point for everything.
Does she have any dependant children? Again WTC option may come into play. CTC may be increased if she needs additional childcare.
Is she working? Will she continue and how many hours per week.
If so, what size of company? Lots of big companies sponsor professional qualifications. Some offer matched learning for any reason. Some allow you to alter you hours to fit into courses or give you time off - depends on what you're studying and why.
Is she living with someone? Do they earn enough to allow her to give up work. For many benefits they will be assessed as a couple.
Does she having savings? Savings will count in calculating many benefits. How much does she have?

The more you can advise around the specific situation the more advice people here will be able to offer. You can then work with your daughter to double check it absolutely applies to her and how she goes about claiming. May also give your daughter some ideas about combining work and study if she also claim WTC for example.

Hi

She is taking her highers which I understand is a a further education course. Her college fees are being paid for she lives in Scotland. She attends college four days per week. She had to leave her job as a dental nurse to do the college course but she will try to get something part time at the weekends. She has received ILA several years ago so she is not entitled to it again, apparently. She is not in receipt of working tax credit or any other benefit. She lives alone and has no children. She is 23. She no savings whatsoever only a massive overdraft!! She says she will get a bursary of £80 per week to live on but renting a room will cost her £70 - £80 per week.

Hope the above info helps to point me in the right direction

Lorna

Ruddy

Lokolo wrote: »

The only options for FE are EMA or ALG.


Sorry for sounding stupid but what does EMA and ALG mean. :rolleyes:
I've worked out FE :T

Cheers
Lorna

Ruddy

Got the ALG