Students with dependants
Students with dependent children may be able to receive a
parents’ learning allowance1Reg 74 E(SS)(W) Regs; reg 28 E(SS)(W) Regs 2017 of up to £1,821 and/or a
childcare grant2Reg 76 E(SS)(W) Regs; reg 27 E(SS)(W) Regs 2017 of 85 per cent of the actual costs of their childcare, up to a maximum of £179.62 a week for one child, or 85 per cent of the actual costs up to a maximum of £307.95 a week for two or more children.
If you have an adult dependant(s) ’wholly or mainly financially dependent’ on you, you may be eligible for a means-tested
adult dependants’ grant up to a maximum of £3,190.
3Reg 72 E(SS)(W) Regs; reg 26 E(SS)(W) Regs 2017 Students with children should also apply for child benefit (see
Chapter 8), and either child tax credit (see
Chapter 19) or UC (see
Chapter 18).