Adult Dependants' Grant
Eligibility
To get an Adult Dependants바카라 사이트™ Grant, another adult must depend on you financially. They cannot be any of the following:
- your child
- a relative who earns more than £3,796 a year
- getting student finance during the same academic year
- your partner if you바카라 사이트™re under 25 - unless you바카라 사이트™re married or in a civil partnership
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- your household income (your own taxable income plus that of anyone else living in your household) is over £15,835.98
- you바카라 사이트™re getting a Postgraduate Loan
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Step 1: Check if you're eligible for student finance
There바카라 사이트™s a different process if:
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Step 2: Find out how much loan you could get
You may be able to apply for:
- a Tuition Fee Loan to help pay your course tuition fees
- a Maintenance Loan to help with your living costs
Find out how much you could get if you're a:
- new full-time student
- continuing full-time student
- part-time student
- student who started before 1 August 2016
How much Maintenance Loan you get depends on where you'll study and your household income.
You'll have to pay back any loan you get.
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and Check if you can get extra help
You might be able to get extra money if you:
- pay for childcare
- are a full-time student with children
- have an adult who depends on you financially
- have a disability, mental or physical health problem or learning difficulty like dyslexia
You might also be able to get other financial help, for example from your university or the government.
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Step 3: Prepare your application
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Step 4: Apply or reapply
You can apply online or by post depending on the type of student finance you바카라 사이트™re eligible for.
If you apply in the wrong way, it could delay your application.
It takes 4 weeks to process your application. You might have to provide extra evidence.
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Step 5: Update your details if your circumstances change
You must update your application if your circumstances change. For example if you:
- change your course through clearing
- change where you're going to live - for example with your parents instead of halls
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Step 6: Make sure you can be paid
After you register at your university or college you'll usually get your Maintenance Loan paid directly into your bank account at the start of each term.
Use your student finance account to:
- update your bank details - for example if you open a student account
- check how much you'll be paid
- check when you'll be paid
Tuition Fee Loans are paid directly to your university or college.
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Step 7: Check what to do while you're studying
You'll need to reapply for student finance for each year of your course.
You must keep your details up to date throughout your course because some changes can affect your loan payments, for example if your household income or bank details change.
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Step 8: Check what to do when you stop studying
When you stop studying the Student Loans Company (SLC) will create a student loans repayment account for you.
The log in details will be the same as for your student finance account. You should check your contact details are correct.
You must update your employment details if:
- you leave the UK for more than 3 months
- SLC asks you to update them
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Step 9: Repay your loan
The repayment plan you're on will determine when you start repaying and how much you repay.