Money for Higher Education- Information for Parents

If your son or daughter is going to university, there's plenty of financial support on offer,
including Student Loans and non-repayable grants and bursaries. 
click here to visit Directgov's pages on student finance.

You can also download a copy of the Aim Higher booklet:
'Talking money a Parents' guide to student finance in England'.


Another useful publication is Aim Higher's 'Help your child into Higher Education'.

Money for Learning at 16-19

If your child stays in school, college or training after 16, Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), could give them up to £30 a week to help them with their costs.
NB: The EMA is being replaced by enhanced learner support fund
 click here to read more information on this

Other sources of financial support for 16-19 year olds in learning:

 

• Child Benefit payments and Tax Credits usually stop when your child reaches 16. But the Child Benefit office can keep on paying them if your child is staying in relevant education or training. You may also be able to claim a Child Benefit extension if your child is under 18 and has registered for work, education or training.

 

• Care to Learn: if your child is a young parent (under 20) and wishes to continue in, or return to learning, then they may be able to get help with childcare and travel costs through the government's Care to Learn scheme.You'll find lots of information about Care to Learn at Directgov web site. But if you have any further questions - or if your child needs some help with their  application either:  call the Learner Support helpline on 0800 121 8989 or contact Connexions.

 

• To find out more about the different allowances and benefits your child may be entitled to, visit Directgov's money to learn pages.

 

• Or you can call the The Learner Support helpline on 0800 121 8989, for information and advice on applications for: EMA; the Adult Learning Grant; Care to Learn; the Sixth Form College Childcare Scheme, the Free Childcare for Training and Learning for Work scheme, Dance and Drama Awards and the Residential Support Scheme.