Benefits for 17yr old full time student

karenw

My daughter is in full time education at school (A levels) I'm a single mum on ESA and really struggling to put her through sixth form. I have applied for a bursary from the school and got refused Is there any benefits my daughter could claim in her own right to help her get through sixth form?

Morlock

You should be entitled to child tax credits and child benefit for her.

karenw

Thanks, is there anything else she can apply for?

Morlock

karenw wrote: »

Thanks, is there anything else she can apply for?

Not if you live in England since the Education Maintenance Allowance was scrapped by the Tories. If you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland she is entitled to claim EMA if your household income is below the threshold.

Can you appeal the bursary application decision?

McKneff

~She could look for a part time job.

Morlock

McKneff wrote: »

~She could look for a part time job.

Yeah, there are loads of part-time jobs going spare nowadays.

Poppie68

McKneff wrote: »

~She could look for a part time job.

Lots of jobs coming up this time of year, even if they dont' keep your daughter on after christmas she will have been able to save abit towards her essentials for school etc.
Burger bars etc are always looking for staff aswell.

bargainbetty

Sorry, until she is over 18 and out of full-time education, the state assumes that you will look after her. She cannot claim in her own right at this time.

I know part-time jobs aren't always easy to find, but she needs to get out there and start looking for one - a few hours a week flipping burgers in MacDonalds would help her, and she will get a good work ethic behind her too!

Good luck

Charityworker

I'm in the same boat. 17 year old daughter at full time college training to be a zoo keeper. She has a saturday job at the local zoo cleaning out their 'non dangerous stock' but her wages only just cover the bus fair to get there and back and half a weeks worth of bus fair to college. It costs £19.50 a week just for her to get to and from college. She did get a bursary at the start of her course to put towards course books which was £38 for the year :j

anguk

Did you get child benefit and child tax credits for her while she was at school? If so these should continue until she finishes her A levels.

Mrs_Arcanum

Apparently jobs should be more readily available after university starts again.