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Parents Learning Allowance for both student parents?

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Hi there I was just wondering whether anyone can help me. Me and my partner are both full time university students with one child. I know we are entitled to the special support grant and the parents learning allowance but I'm not sure whether we are both eligible to claim the parents learning allowance or whether just one of us can. I found on some websites it says both can claim but on others it doesn't say?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! :)

Debbie

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  • Taiko
    Taiko Posts: 2,719 Forumite
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    Taken straight from the guidance:
    1. Where the eligible student has a partner who is also an eligible student and a dependent child who is wholly or mainly financially dependent on him and his partner together, the student and the partner may each receive the amount of PLA due after the application of the dependants’ grant income assessment. The PLA entitlement should not be divided between the eligible students.
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