Financial support

In receipt of a Means-tested benefit

• Universal Credit - take home pay must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits, you get)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The” guarantee” element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

Household income Up to £35,000

• Last 3 (or less if claim has been made recently) full Universal Credit statements showing take-home pay and payment.
• All pages of a tax credit award notice showing finalised income for 2022/23 and dependants
• P60/Last 3 months or 12 weeks of pay slips
• Welfare benefits letter showing current and active claim
• Latest verified accounts of self-employment e.g.,latest submitted tax return
• Pension statement
• Details of income from all other sources e.g. shares, investments, savings, rental income

• In Care
• Care Leaver
• Receiving (PIP) or DLA) in your own right as well as ESA or UC in your own right
• Receiving IS or UC because you are financially supporting yourself and/or someone who is dependent on you and living with you, such as a child or partner.

• Written confirmation of your current or previous looked after status from the relevant local authority – must be on corporate letterheaded paper and signed or sent by email from the local authority.

       OR

• Copy of benefit award notice (e.g., DWP letter or Universal Credit statements) and additional documentation to confirm independent status e.g., tenancy agreement, child benefit letter – must be in the student’s name and address.