Help with the costs of studying
Financial Support Team
If you need to talk through the types of financial support that could be available to you, please contact one of our team who can discuss all the options with you.
Students aged 16 to 19
The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund provides financial support to help students overcome specific financial barriers to help them remain in education.
You can download an application or contact us to have one posted or emailed to you – you can also pick one up from college. To be eligible your household income must be below £26,000 per year.
If you want to discuss please email or Freephone on 0800 804 6134.
Students may receive the following depending on their individual circumstances:
- Travel support
- Equipment
- Books
- Trips/educational visits
- Help with the cost of College meals
- Other course related costs such as University interviews/visits and UCAS application fees.
If your household income is about £30,000 but the cost of attending college will be difficult for you, you can still apply.
You will need to provide income details and other documents that clearly show why you need extra support from college funds.
There are various financial support funds available: –
- 16-19 Vulnerable Young Person Bursary
- 16-19 Discretionary Bursary
- 19+ Discretionary Learner Support (DLS)
- 20+ Childcare – Discretionary Learner Support (DLS)
- Advanced Learner Loan Bursary, including help with childcare and learning support
- Free College Meals
- Care to Learn – help with childcare cost for under 20s
If you have any placement days as part of your course, please ensure that you complete a Placement Days Form and submit it to the Financial Support Team once your tutor has completed it. If you fail to do this then, unfortunately, support may not be offered for any placement days that form part of your course.
If you live over one mile walking distance from your centre of study you may be issued with a West Yorkshire Metro Monthly bus pass. Walking distance is measured using Google Maps.
If you turn 19 during your course we will award you a monthly payment into your bank account for the cheapest form of travel. For example, the cost of a weekly bus pass.
If you live within one mile of your centre of study, you may be awarded support with travel costs if you have any medical issues or caring commitments. Please speak to a member of the team if this applies to you.
The college Information Team can provide guidance with this, please contact them on 01484 437070 or Email
Support is available for students under the age of 20 through the Care to Learn Scheme. Please see the following link for further information:
https://www.gov.uk/care-to-learn.
Students aged 20 and over can apply for support from the Discretionary Learner Support Fund. Support can be used for Ofsted registered provision for children of pre-school age. Application forms are available as above.
Please ask at the student finance desks or ask your Curriculum Support Administrator (CSA) for your course department. If you do not know who this is your tutor can advise you.
Students aged over 19
Students aged 19 or over, on a further education course and facing financial hardship, could get Learner Support. Funding is also available to students on a course at Level 3 and above and who are in receipt of an Advanced Learner Loan.
- Transport
- Course materials and equipment
- Childcare
Support is available to those on ESFA funded courses only. Learners on Adult Education or Community courses are not eligible to apply.
Learners with a household income of up to £30,000 are eligible to apply for the discretionary bursary if not in one of the vulnerable groups.
If household income exceeds this but paying for course costs will be a struggle, learners can still apply and will need to provide extra documentation.
Support for items such as kit, equipment, trips, books will be paid to the course department where possible.
- Payments can be made into learners’ bank accounts if applicable.
Support will be given for the cheapest form of transport from home to college or placement.
- Learners who are travelling from further afield may be eligible to receive support with train fares or parking fees.
- Learners who use Kirklees Transport arranged through Kirklees Council may be eligible for support with the Parental Contribution fee.
- Learners are expected to purchase weekly tickets if this is cheaper than buying daily tickets.
- The main travel operator websites are:
| First Bus | www.firstgroup.com |
| Metro | www.ticketsandpasses.wymetro.com |
| Arriva | www.arrivabus.co.uk/yorkshirefares |
If you live over one mile walking distance from your centre of study you are eligible for support with travel costs. Walking distance is measured using Google Maps.
We will award you a monthly payment into your bank account for the cheapest form of travel. For example, the cost of a weekly bus pass.
If you live within one mile of your centre of study, you may be awarded support with travel costs if you have any medical issues or caring commitments. Please speak to a member of the team if this applies to you.
20+ Childcare funding – for learners aged 20 or older on the first day of learning who are at risk of not starting or continuing learning because of childcare costs.
Childcare funding can only be used to pay for childcare for pre-school aged children who are with a childminder, provider or agency that is registered with Ofsted. Childcare funding cannot be used to fund informal childcare, such as that provided by a relative.
NEF 2 and 3 year old funding must be used to cover college hours. Childcare funding can be used to cover any additional hours required. Priority is given to learners on full-time courses.
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