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Costs of learning: student funding guide 2019 to 2020

Funding guide for learners and students including those going to college or university.

Figure 1.1 Quick guide

Type of funding or support	Staying at school	Full-time		Part-time		Distance learning		Learning while you work	Contracted training provision
Type of funding or support	Staying at school	FE	HE	FE	HE	FE	HE	Learning while you work	Contracted training provision
Course fees
Tuition fees		√	√	√	√	√	√
Part-Time Fee Grant					√		√	√
SDS Individual Training Account		√		√		√		√
PSAS			√		√
Living costs
Education Maintenance Allowances	√	√		√
Student loans			√
Nursing and Midwifery bursaries			√
HE Young Student Bursary			√
HE Independent Students Bursary			√
HE Care Experienced Students' Bursary			√
FE Maintenance Bursary		√
FE Care Experienced Students' Bursary		√
Travel costs		√		√		√
Study costs		√		√		√
Help for dependants
Adult Dependant's Grant		√	√
Child Tax Credit*		√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Lone Parent's Grant			√
Lone Parent's Childcare Grant		√	√
Childcare Funds		√	√	√		√
Other support
Disabled Student's Allowance			√		√		√
Additional Support Needs for Learning Allowance		√		√
Modern Apprenticeship								√
Training for Work **								√	√
Discretionary Funds		√	√	√	√	√	√
Care-experienced Accommodation Grant			√
Funding from Charities and Educational Trusts		√	√	√	√

* Not everyone can claim Child Tax Credit as this is gradually being replaced by Universal Credit

** Training for Work is available for those learning whilst out of work

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