Grants
In general, grants intended for living costs (such as the NHS bursary
and the social work bursary) are taken into account, and grants for other costs are disregarded. For how hardship funds and grants are treated, see
here.
A maximum amount of any maintenance grant or Welsh government learning grant
paid to 2012 cohort students is taken into account, but amounts above this are ignored.
1The National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2006, No.2171 (as amended) The maximum amounts taken into account are as follows.
Student cohort | Amount taken into account |
England | |
2012 cohort | £1,959 |
Wales | |
2012 cohort | £2,580 |
Northern Ireland | £1,318 |
| |
Note: at the time of writing, the treatment of the new funding arrangements introduced in 2018/19 for undergraduates in Wales had not been clarified in regulations. See CPAG’s Welfare Rights Bulletin for updates.
Institutional bursaries and scholarships are taken into account if they are paid for living costs.
If you are not eligible for a student loan for living costs, £693 for books, travel and equipment is deducted from your grant.
Social work bursaries are usually divided over the number of weeks of study, except if your classroom weeks exceed 45, in which case they are divided by 52.
Teacher training bursaries are divided over the number of days they are paid, then multiplied by seven to give a weekly amount. The £693 disregard is not applied.