Financial Support for Advanced Learner Loan-Approved Students

If your household income is under/up to £25,000 per annum, you will be eligible for food from any College café to the value of £6.50 each day you attend college. Free meal credit will be added to your college card daily once your application is approved.

You may have access to a student fund which can help towards the cost of books and equipment related to your studies, subject to meeting the following eligibility criteria:

• Your household income must be under/up to £25,000 per annum for your application to be considered (evidence of this must be provided)
• Both you and the course must be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan
• You must have your own bank account and be able to provide the details to receive a payment from the fund

If you qualify for the student fund, payments will be split in the following way:

• One half paid at the end of October
• One half paid at the end of January

Please note these dates may be subject to change based on start dates. Payments are based on individual circumstances and the course attended.

You can apply for help with travel during term time (weekdays only) if you live 1.5 miles or more from the college centre where your classes/placement are held.

and

• You must be enrolled on a course of at least 12 weeks in length for a minimum of 6 hours a week.

and

• You must have a household income under/up to £25,000

Please note:

1. If you lose your pass, you will be required to pay £10 for a replacement to be issued
2. Only one replacement pass will be issued at £10. Further replacements can be issued but this will be at the full cost of the pass.
3. Your travel pass may be at risk if your attendance at college is low.

Students whose course of study is fully funded should not be charged for equipment and facilities required to successfully complete their course. We will also pay the costs of any required kit if a student is receiving financial support subject to requests directly from curriculum staff.

We will pay the cost of educational trips and visits provided they are:

• An essential requirement of the course

and

• The student has already been assessed as eligible for support via Pay My Student

We will support students with UCAS fees where the student is receiving financial support from the college:

• £22.50 for a single choice
• £27.50 for multiple choices

In order to receive support with childcare, you must meet the following criteria:

• You must be the parent or the main carer of the child
• You must have a household income of under/up to £25,000
• You and the course you are attending must be funded via an Advanced Learner Loan

Please note:

If your child is 2, 3 or 4 years old, any free early education hours you receive must be used first before additional childcare can be funded by the college