Financial Support Application Form 2015/16 - North Notts College (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

Further education free meals

Student eligibility

1. For the purposes of eligibility for free meals, the Government has identified the students being in

receipt of, or having parents who are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:

. •.income.Support.

. •.income-based.Jobseekers.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.they.are.not.entitled.to.Working.Tax.Credit).and.have.an.annual.gross..

. . income.of.no.more.than.£16,190,.as.assessed.by.Her.Majesty’s.Revenue.and.Customs

. •.Working.Tax.Credit.run-on.-.paid.for.4.weeks.after.you.stop.qualifying.for.Working.Tax.Credit.

. •.during.the.initial.roll.out.of.the.benefit,.Universal.Credit.

2. Students must satisfy the residency criteria set out in the EFA ‘Funding regulation’ guidance for

the 2015 to 2016 academic year and be:

. •.aged.between.16.and.18.on.31.August.2015.to.be.eligible.for.a.free.meal.in.the.2015.to.2016..

. . academic.year..Students.who.turn.19.during.their.study.programme.will.remain.eligible.for.a.free..

. . meal.until.the.end.of.the.academic.year.in.which.they.turn.19.or.to.the.end.of.their.study..

. . programme,.whichever.is.sooner..

. •.aged.between.19.and.25.who.are.subject.to.a.Learning.Difficulty.Assessment.(LDA).or.Education..

. . Health.and.Care.Plan.(EHC.Plan).and.ESF.students.aged.between.16.and.18.on.31.August.2015.are..

. . also.entitled.to.a.free.meal.while.attending.College.if.they.meet.the.eligibility.criteria..

3. A student is only eligible to receive a free meal when they, or a parent/guardian on their behalf,

have made a successful application to the College.

The.following.groups.of.student.are.not.eligible.for.a.free.meal:.

. •.students.aged.19.or.over.at.the.start.of.their.study.programme,.unless.they.have.an.LDA.or..

. . EHC.Plan.

. •.apprentices,.including.those.with.an.LDA.or.EHC.Plan.

How to apply: .Complete.this.form.and.send.with.all.the.required.evidence.listed.to.Student.Services,.

North.Nottinghamshire.College,.Carlton.Road,.Worksop,.S81.7HP.

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