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HCUK Student Maintenance Allowance
Financial support for new 16-18 full-time students
What is the HCUK Student Maintenance Allowance?
Following the Government’s withdrawal of Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), Hull College Group has launched new financial support funds for full-time 16-18 year old students.
Students that meet the criteria will be eligible to receive one of the following bursaries:
- A guaranteed bursary of £1,225 to a small group of the most vulnerable students such as those in care, care leavers, those on income support, and students who receive both Disability Living Allowance and Employment Support Allowance or Disability Living Allowance and Incapacity Benefit.
- A means-tested bursary of up to £840 for all other eligible students.
The HCUK Student Maintenance Allowance is designed to help students with the costs associated with studying, including travel, meals, books, equipment and materials. Help with the costs of childcare will still be available through the Care to Learn Fund.
New students
If you are looking to start a full-time course with HCUK from September, or are progressing onto another HCUK course, and you meet the eligibility criteria, you could be entitled to receive one of the above awards.
Find out if you’re eligible
To see if you are entitled to receive the HCUK Student Maintenance Allowance, take a look and see if you meet the criteria below.
- Be intending to enrol on a full-time Further Education course at Hull College Group. Apprenticeship courses, Higher Education courses or full cost courses are not eligible
- Be at least 16 but under 19 years of age on 31 August 2012
- Gross household income of less than £20,810
- Have been resident in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland for the last three years (unless you were here only for study).
Call our friendly Information, Advice and Guidance team on 01423 878296 for more details or to check whether you are eligible to receive the HCUK Student Maintenance Allowance.
The HCUK Student Maintenance Allowance will be means tested on a current gross household income of up to £20,810 and payments may be paid by BACS transfers directly into students’ bank accounts or “in kind” such as bus tickets, meal deals, CRB checks or transfer of funds to pay for essential equipment for trips.
What’s next?
New students
If you’re intending to enrol on a full-time FE course with us from September 2012 and think that you may be eligible for the HCUK Student Maintenance Allowance, download our application form below.
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