Mature Student & Benefits

Loopy_Girl

dmg24 wrote: »

Loopy Girl, how did your mum get past the earnings limit? Surely she earned more than the equivalent of £95 a week if working full time?

I don't think I need to answer that as it is not relevant. Find it strange though that you can not claim it if you are in full time education and a little unfair. (lets be honest, full time education isn't 9-5 50 weeks of the year is it?) however, I am not to question why

dmg24

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

I don't think I need to answer that as it is not relevant. Find it strange though that you can not claim it if you are in full time education and a little unfair. (lets be honest, full time education isn't 9-5 50 weeks of the year is it?) however, I am not to question why

It is relevant if you are saying that you can work full time and still claim CA, it may help somebody else?

Oldernotwiser

I can't see that it's possible for an adult to work full time and also claim CA; the earnings limit would preclude this.

Oldernotwiser

cheap_charlie wrote: »

I have been investigating further and the course isn't actually an HNC - its an Introductory Course.

I did apply for a job as a Classroom Assistant already but didn't even get an interview - and given my lack of experience or qualifications in the field (apart from being a parent!) I can understand why.

I do not get IS and the course is full-time with 20 hours of class work/lectures per week so I would obviously have to investigate if that would affect my Carers Allowance.

Would being a student affect my Council Tax?

Would that be a course that was introductory to an HNC or introductory to learning support? What level is it and what qualification will you gain at the end?

Oldernotwiser

lauranurse wrote: »

Just a thought, but would you be able to get a job as a classroom assistant without doing the course, and then hopefully your employer would pay for you to do a relevant course such as the one you are looking at? That way you wold be getting paid too and wouldnt have to pay any course fees.

Obviously I dont know your individual situation so this may not be do-able for you, and it would all depend on whether someone would employ you as things stand. Just looking at my local council's website and there are LOADS of classroom assistant jobs being advertised so if it is the same where you live then you may stand quite a good chance of ebing employed on your terms.

In most areas, although there are loads of jobs there are usually loads of applicants as well and you won't get far without a qualification.

lauranurse

Hmmm, that's true.

How about voluntary work in a school? A friend of mine has been volunteering in a school once a week, and they have just offered her "first refusal" on a job that has come up there.

I know this post is about courses rather than jobs, but Im just thinking that the employer would then pay for a course if you were working for them?