Grants for dependants
All part-time students who are studying at an intensity of at least 50 per cent of an equivalent full-time course and have dependent children or an adult dependant can apply for the
childcare grant,
parents’ learning allowance or
adult dependants’ grant.
1Reg 77(2) E(SS)(W) Regs; regs 89-93 E(SS)(W) Regs 2017 See
here for further information. The amount you can receive depends on your income and that of your household.
The amount Student Finance Wales can award is reduced pro rata according to the workload of the part-time course.