End of A levels

HillStreetBlues

Found this https://www.housingsystems.co.uk/News/News-Articles/id/140

Young people finishing A levels or equivalent – when will their parent / carer stop getting benefits for them?

Child Element in UC

The parent / carer will not have a Child Element included in their UC from the beginning of the Monthly Assessment Period in which the young person’s course finishes (which is normally the date of their last exam).

So, for example, if the young person’s last A level exam is on 2nd July, their parent’s / carer’s UC will not include a Child Element (or Disabled Child Element if one had been included) from the Monthly Assessment Period which includes 2nd July.

The young person could claim UC in their own right, (if they are eligible), but their parent / carer would need to relinquish their Child Benefit for this to be possible.

Child Tax Credit

If the young person is planning to go on to higher education (eg university), the Child Element in a Tax Credits award can continue to be included up to 31 August. Although if the young person started work of 24 hours or more pw, it would end sooner.

If the young person is not planning to go on to higher education, the Child Element ends when the course ends.

Child Benefit

Child Benefit will normally continue until 5th September 2021 (the Sunday after 31 August).

It would end earlier if:

• the young person reaches the age of 20
• the young person started work of 24 hours or more a week
• the young person has made their own claim for Universal Credit.

It supports poppy's post of last payment for the CE on 10th July.

huckster

But parents on UC are not being asked by UC to report change in the AP where their child takes their last exam. They report the change in the AP where end of August falls.

So I don't think the linked article is correct.

Spoonie_Turtle

The ADM helpfully has an example:

(After para F1144)
"Example.
Pollie, aged 17, completed her final A level exam on 02.06.2023. Her A level courses ceased at the end of the summer term – 25.07.23. From that date she is no longer enrolled on a course of education and is therefore not a QYP. A child element will no longer be payable in respect of her from the first day of the AP in which the 25.07.23 falls."
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/660e7b7363b7f8001fde1855/admf1.pdf

huckster

It is probably for simplicity reasons that AP in which end of August falls, that is when UC requires confirmation education has ended.  With academic years for different students falling on different dates and parents most likely not knowing when the education has officially ended, it is simpler to use end of August for all.

michaels

I have heard back from the school, for us the A level students are considered by the school to be on role until the end of the summer term on 19th July.

NedS

huckster said:

But parents on UC are not being asked by UC to report change in the AP where their child takes their last exam. They report the change in the AP where end of August falls.

So I don't think the linked article is correct.

The article is correct, UC entitlement ends on the last day of the course, as determined by the academic institution.

UC makes a mess of this every year - they ask the wrong questions, and they ask them too late, which just confuses matters.

Claimants should report the young person is no longer in education the day after the official course end date, as determined by the school/college.

eazy11

"StevieDavison said:

You should complete change of circumstance with you online UC account and inform them of any change"

How do I report this change ?
After you click on "Report of Change of Circumstances", the only applicable links seems to be "Children and other people who live you".
But I think this link is about children who are moving out (or in).
I left a note on my journal on 06/07/24 about end of further education for son and how should I report this, but no reply to date.

huckster

You report change under Children and note no longer in education or training.