If you have a disability or additional needs, you may be eligible for Disabled Students’ Allowances to cover extra study costs. This can include mental health conditions, epilepsy or dyslexia. DSA does not depend on household income and does not need to be repaid.

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Childcare support

If you are aged 20 or older and have an income below £27,000 per year, or are part of a family with a combined income below £35,000 per year, you may be eligible for childcare support. This depends on the number of hours per week you attend college and whether you receive help from another scheme, such as the government free 30 hours of childcare support.

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Advanced Learner Loan Bursary

You may be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan bursary for course-related costs if you have been approved for an Advanced Learner Loan by the college and have an income up to £27,000 per year, or are part of a family with a combined income below £35,000 per year. The amount depends on your educational financial needs.

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19+ Bursary

If you are single with an income below £27,000 per year, or part of a family with a combined income below £35,000 per year, you may be eligible for a bursary to support course-related costs. The amount depends on your educational financial needs.

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Free college meals

You may be eligible for free college meals for timetabled days if you are aged 16 to 18, or 19 to 25 with an Education, Health and Care Plan, and you or your guardians receive an eligible benefit or meet the stated income criteria. Eligible benefits include Income Support, income-based Jobseekers Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit, qualifying Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit with net earnings not exceeding the equivalent of £7,400 per year after tax and excluding benefits.

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16 to 19 Discretionary Bursary

You may be eligible for a discretionary bursary if you are aged between 16 and 19, or 19 to 25 with an Education, Health and Care Plan, have a household income up to £35,000 and have financial need. Bursaries are means-tested and intended to support travel, books, equipment, exam fees and other essential course-related costs. The amount depends on your educational financial needs.

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Free apprenticeship training

Apprentices do not pay to study an apprenticeship. The responsibility for paying lies with the employer.

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Course fee instalment plan

If you pay your course fees yourself, you may be eligible to pay in instalments: 25% of the total course fees at enrolment, with the balance spread equally across five monthly instalments of 15% each on the first of consecutive months. For eligible short courses, the plan will be revised so that all fees are paid at least one month before the course end date.

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Free Level 3 courses

Learners aged between 19 and 23 without a full Level 3 qualification may be able to study a Level 3 course for free, subject to checks of prior qualifications and receipt of JSA, ESA, Universal Credit, Income Support or a low wage. Some Level 3 courses may also be free for learners aged 24 or over without a Level 3 qualification who are unemployed or earning a low wage, and for London residents aged 19 to 23 who are working and receiving a low wage. Two-year Extended Diplomas, A Levels and Access to HE Diplomas are excluded.

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Free adult courses

Most Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2 courses are free, regardless of your age or income, as long as you meet the residency requirements. Proof of income or employment, or evidence of benefits, may be required at enrolment.

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Free courses for ages 16 to 18

If you are aged 16 to 18 on 31 August in the year you are looking to study a further education course and meet the residency requirements, your course will be free. You may also be asked to pay for exam or coursework resits, forgotten or lost college ID cards and educational visits.

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