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What additional support is available this year 08/09?
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This page applies to Academic Year 08/09. You can also find information regarding support available in Academic Year 07/08.
There are sources of support available in certain circumstances if you are a full-time student. You can obtain further information from your Local Authority or by going to “Forms and Guides” which is available through the link on the New and Continuing Students’ Main Pages on this Site
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If you have children
Childcare grant
For students with children. The amount you receive will be dependent upon your household income and is based on 85% of your actual childcare costs.
The maximum available is £148.75 per week if you have one child and £255 per week if you have two or more children.
Parents’ learning allowance
For help with course-related costs for students with children. The amount you receive will be dependent upon your household income. The amount of Parents Learning Allowance payable will be between £50 and £1,470.
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Disabled students’ allowances
For help with extra course-related costs which arise as a result of your disability. Your household income has no effect on the amount you receive.
| Allowance |
Maximum available (Full-Time Students) |
Maximum available (Part-Time Students) |
| Non medicalhelper |
£20,000 (per annum) |
£15,000 (per annum) |
| Major items of specialist equipment |
£5,030 (one off payment) |
£5,030 (one off payment) |
| Other disability related expenditure |
£1,680 (per annum) |
£1,260 (per annum) |
Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) for postgraduate study
Full and part-time disabled students including distance-learning students, whose courses have an entry requirement of at least a first degree and last for at least one academic year, can receive an allowance of up to £10,000 a year. If the course is part time, you must complete it in no longer than twice the time taken to complete an equivalent full-time course.
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Adult dependants’ grant
For students with a partner (including partner of the same sex) or another adult (usually a family member) who is financially dependent on them.
The amount you receive will be dependent upon your household income. Where applicable, the maximum grant in respect of a spouse or civil partner will be £2,575. Where there is no spouse or civil partner, a student may be eligible for this grant in respect of one adult dependant whose net income does not exceed £3,700.
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Long Courses Loan for the Academic Year
These figures are based on per week of extra study. Students not eligible for the income assessed loan and grant are not entitled to loans for extra study.
| Students living away from parents' home and studying in: |
| London |
£103 per week |
| Elsewhere |
£81 per week |
| Overseas |
£112 per week |
| Students living at their parents' home: |
| London or elsewhere |
£53 per week |
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