Eligibility for help with course fees

 

You may not have to pay the course fee if you are:

• Claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance

• Claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the Work Related Activity Group

• Claiming Universal Credit and earn less than £338 per month or household earns less than £541 per month

• Claiming or are dependent on someone who claims Council Tax Reduction (not single occupancy discount)

• Claiming Working Tax Credit

• Claiming Income Support

• Claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the Support Group

• Claiming or are dependent on someone who claims Housing Benefit

• Claiming Pension Guarantee Credit

• Claiming Asylum in the UK. As an Asylum Seeker you will need to have been a resident in the UK for six months or longer, have an Application Registration Card (ARC) or Standard Acknowledgement letter (SAL) and a current Asylum Support Agreement from UK Visas and Immigration

• Unwaged and dependent on somebody in receipt of one of the above benefits (excluding Council Tax Reduction and Housing Benefit)

 

Please confirm details when booking a course and bring proof of your status when you enrol for the first time.