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Student Support and Benefits Handbook 2021/22

Abbreviations

BA	Bachelor of Arts
BEd	Bachelor of Education
BSc	Bachelor of Science
BTEC	Business and Technology Education Council
CA	carer’s allowance
CTB	council tax benefit
CTC	child tax credit
DfENI	Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland)
DipHE	Diploma of Higher Education
DoH	Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
DLA	disability living allowance
DWP	Department for Work and Pensions
EEA	European Economic Area
EHIC	European health insurance card
ESA	employment and support allowance
ESFA	Education and Skills Funding Agency
EU	European Union
FE	further education
HB	housing benefit
HMRC	Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
HNC	Higher National Certificate
HND	Higher National Diploma
IB	incapacity benefit
IS	income support
JSA	jobseeker’s allowance
MA	maternity allowance
NHS	National Health Service
NHS BSA	NHS Business Services Authority
NI	national insurance
NUS	National Union of Students
NVQ	national vocational qualification
Ofsted	Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills
PAYE	pay as you earn
PC	pension credit
PGCE	Postgraduate Certificate in Education
PGDE	Postgraduate Diploma in Education
PIP	personal independence payment
RPI	retail price index
SAP	statutory adoption pay
SMP	statutory maternity pay
SPP	statutory paternity pay
SSP	statutory sick pay
SSPP	statutory shared parental pay
UC	universal credit
UKCISA	UK Council for International Student Affairs
WTC	working tax credit