Query on NHS Bursary Form - Person 1 Income Assessed Contribution:Other Dependants

Wikikenkey

I am trying to understand this as both my husband and daughter are applying to go to university on NHS bursaries.

Part of the form for my husbands application with his course starting in April asks under the "Person 1 Income Assessed Contribution: Other Dependant Children" section (I am assuming this is my section to fill out):

"Please complete details of any children who will be dependent on you in the forthcoming academic year.
Do you have any other children who will also be in further education for the same academic year as this student?
If you have another child(ren) who will also be attending a course in higher education and who will be in receipt of an income assessed award (normally a student loan) from your Local Authority, Student Finance England or other funding body, it should be possible to share the assessed contribution with them."

Does anyone know what is meant by the last phrase, "it should be possible to share the assessed contribution with them"? Does this mean less of a bursary for either my husband or daughter by sharing? My daughter has not applied yet as her course starts in September.

I understand that both will get less of a student loan because of the bursary but I am not sure whether or not to fill this section out if it is going to mean less of a bursary for either of them.

Thanks for your help.

Wikikenkey

Anyone? Thanks

devildog

I am assuming that it is the same for a parent/offspring as it is when a family has two students at Uni. Your income assessment will be divided between the two students. The NHS Bursary is income assessed so they may get slightly less each.
By not filling it out, it doesn't mean that they can both get a higher rate-it is giving a chance to share the entitlement.
Re the student loan, it may not be reduced because many NHS degrees receive an NHS bursary(income assessed) and so their only entitlement to Student Loans is for the non-income assessed minimum loan(obviously dependent on what degree/course they are doing)
However, your husband may be able to claim dependants allowance for you but again this will be subject to an income assessment.

lh1994

I am assuming this is the same as a situation when sibklings are both in higher education. My flatmate and her 2 sisters are all currently on NHS funded course.

Her parents contributions are divided between them all which mean that they all get more bursary as a result as they are assessed as having less parental contributions.

So it should mean that both your husband and daughter receive more bursary, They are also guaranteed the minimum £1000 grant. I think for most courses NHS students are only eligible for £2300 student loan (something around that)

Wikikenkey

Thanks for your replies. This has answered my query.