Query about education bursary and impact on other things.

PaulJM

Hello!

This year, me and my wife will be in a slightly odd situation. Last year she finally got her maths degree after part time OU for 8 years , working full time and bringing up three kids with me(I'm very proud of her)
She's realised an ambition, and come September, will be going n a teacher training course for a year to become a secondary school maths teacher.
At the same time, my son will be leaving for University to embark on a maths degree himself.

So, my wife will be getting a bursary for the year (it's the second top amount, from a physics teacher) - mine will be the only wage until she gets (fingers crossed) a teaching job.

Previously,our household income with both jobs was circa £60,000, but with me only, it'll drop to £35,000.

My question is around whether the bursary and other bits we may or may not be able to claim (such as child care costs for the 2 year old, though that's complicated!) Count as income, and would be put together on the application form for my son's student living costs loan? Previously with combined income itd cover about 60%, but is a bursary counted as income?

PaulJM

Bumping up once

Alice_Walker

If your wife qualifies for the £25,000 bursary you'll still have a £60K income. Are you needing further assistance?

PaulJM

Alice_Walker wrote: »

If your wife qualifies for the £25,000 bursary you'll still have a £60K income. Are you needing further assistance?

Yes, because your confidence is unjustified, this is from the government website..and is why I don't get it..

The following will not count as income:

Tuition Fee Grant (for full-time students whose courses began before September 2006)
Student Loan for Tuition Fees
Childcare Grant
Parents' Learning Allowance
Access to Learning Fund payments that are not for general living costs
Special Support Grant (available to full-time students who started their course in September 2006 or later, and fall within the groups of students listed in the Income Support or Housing Benefit regulations)
Bursaries (available to full-time students who started their course in September 2006 or later) that are for course-related costs, or childcare

Alice_Walker

PaulJM wrote: »

Yes, because your confidence is unjustified, this is from the government website..and is why I don't get it..

The following will not count as income:

Tuition Fee Grant (for full-time students whose courses began before September 2006)
Student Loan for Tuition Fees
Childcare Grant
Parents' Learning Allowance
Access to Learning Fund payments that are not for general living costs
Special Support Grant (available to full-time students who started their course in September 2006 or later, and fall within the groups of students listed in the Income Support or Housing Benefit regulations)
Bursaries (available to full-time students who started their course in September 2006 or later) that are for course-related costs, or childcare

You may have misread my question - do you need any further assistance in addition to your £60,000 household income?

custardy

PaulJM wrote: »

Yes, because your confidence is unjustified, this is from the government website..and is why I don't get it..

The following will not count as income:

Tuition Fee Grant (for full-time students whose courses began before September 2006)
Student Loan for Tuition Fees
Childcare Grant
Parents' Learning Allowance
Access to Learning Fund payments that are not for general living costs
Special Support Grant (available to full-time students who started their course in September 2006 or later, and fall within the groups of students listed in the Income Support or Housing Benefit regulations)
Bursaries (available to full-time students who started their course in September 2006 or later) that are for course-related costs, or childcare

In what sense/
What is the bursary amount?
If its £25K,then you have retained a £60K income.

PaulJM

custardy wrote: »

In what sense/
What is the bursary amount?
If its £25K,then you have retained a £60K income.

But then why does the government website (copied from above) say it isn't?

PaulJM

My question is around what my son puts on his form. They want to know household income, but i m not sure the bursary counts as income.

dippy3103

Some elements are counted as income, some are disregarded. So it would depend on the breakdown of the bursary

PaulJM

dippy3103 wrote: »

Some elements are counted as income, some are disregarded. So it would depend on the breakdown of the bursary

I guess that's the crux of my question.

It's a teaching qualification bursary..for maths.

custardy

custardy wrote: »

In what sense/
What is the bursary amount?
If its £25K,then you have retained a £60K income.

PaulJM wrote: »

But then why does the government website (copied from above) say it isn't?

PaulJM wrote: »

I guess that's the crux of my question.

It's a teaching qualification bursary..for maths.

I'm obviously missinng something.
You had £60k,you will get £60K. However now you will struggle?