ALG for a 20 year old

hostertlady

Just wanted to ask a quick question and i hope that someone can advise me

My daughter is going back to college to do a training course and it is going to cost a fair bit of money, someone mention something about a grant called ALG that she might or might not be able to apply for

All i want to know is: can she apply in her own right as a part time worker for this grant or is it based on mine and her dads household income?

I know when she was 16 and went to college she couln't get EMA as it was based on what me and hubby earn..

I really hope that she can get something and it is just based around her and no-one elses income

kcwild

ALG is a weird one.
I was a student not that long ago and did apply for ALG myself, but was rejected due to my parents income (whom I lived with at the time). However my friend in exactly the same postion as myself was able to get it.

Id advice you to apply, atleast twice if you get rejected the first time.
If you are able to get it I'd be aware that is normally takes awhile to get but eventually gets back dated to you
There is also bursaries you can apply for to for extra money which the college/uni should have info on for you, I was rejected for those too HA

hostertlady

kcwild wrote: »

ALG is a weird one.
I was a student not that long ago and did apply for ALG myself, but was rejected due to my parents income (whom I lived with at the time). However my friend in exactly the same postion as myself was able to get it.

Id advice you to apply, atleast twice if you get rejected the first time.
If you are able to get it I'd be aware that is normally takes awhile to get but eventually gets back dated to you
There is also bursaries you can apply for to for extra money which the college/uni should have info on for you, I was rejected for those too HA

i dont think it is fair, surely she should be able to apply based on her wages ( part time hours) after all, If i was applying ( her mum) and i was on a low income then i bet 100% that i would be able to claim ALG as it is learning a trade to get me back to work.

I am fed up( as a family) for being penalised for actually having a job and having the adacity to have savings!! which we have worked hard for, yet every tom, !!!!!! and harry, who have never worked get
help in lots of areas

poet123

ALG is based on the income of the student notthe parent (except in Wales)

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

England's Adult Learning Grant gives up to £30 per week, providing you study a full time course with at least 12 hours of class time. You must be studying, for the first time, either for a:

• level 2 qualification (five GCSEs at A*-C or an NVQ2) or
• level 3 qualification (two A2 Levels or an NVQ3)

Payments are assessed by the learner's household income (not the parents, even if you still live at home) or joint income if you live with a partner who's in paid employment.

hostertlady

poet123 wrote: »

ALG is based on the income of the student notthe parent (except in Wales)

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

England's Adult Learning Grant gives up to £30 per week, providing you study a full time course with at least 12 hours of class time. You must be studying, for the first time, either for a:

• level 2 qualification (five GCSEs at A*-C or an NVQ2) or
• level 3 qualification (two A2 Levels or an NVQ3)

Payments are assessed by the learner's household income (not the parents, even if you still live at home) or joint income if you live with a partner who's in paid employment.

Guess what? we live in Wales x