If you are aged between 16-18 and your household income is below £28,000 you may be eligible for help with kit/equipment, uniform and travel.
If your household income is between £28,000 and £40,000, you may be eligible for help with travel only.
16-19 Bursary
To be eligible you must be:
- Resident in the UK for 3 years or more.
- Enrolled on a 16-19 study programme funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
- Aged 16, 17, or 18 on 31st August.
- Aged 19 or over and continuing a study programme you began aged 16 to 18 (19+ continued).
- Aged 19-24 on 31st August and have an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP).
- Have a household income of £28,000 or below.
What you may receive
If your household income is below £28,000 you will be entitled to the following:
- Travel to and from college which is usually in the form of a Stagecoach Travel Pass or a cash contribution if you are unable to access a Stagecoach bus route (only eligible if you live more than 2 miles away from College)
- Any essential equipment associated with your course e.g. uniform, kits, materials
- Support with costs associated with any educational trips
- Free meals (dependent on benefits)
If your household income is between £28,000 and £40,000 you will be entitled to the following:
- Travel to and from college which is usually in the form of a Stagecoach Travel Pass or a cash contribution if you are unable to access a Stagecoach bus route (only eligible if you live more than 2 miles away from College). If you travel to and from College by car you are not eligible to receive a bus pass.
Proof of household income (wages/benefits) will be required as part of the application process
16-19 Vulnerable Young Person Bursary
To be eligible you must the criteria set out above as well as being:
- A young person in care
- Care leaver
- In receipt of income support or universal credit in your own name
- In receipt of employment support allowance (ESA) as well as Disability Living Allowance or personal independence payment (PIP) in your own name
Young people who meet the above criteria will receive a combination of cash payments and support with direct course-related costs, meals and transport up to a total award value of £1,200.
Students will be awarded the amount of support they need to participate based on an assessment of the types of costs they have and will not be automatically awarded £1,200. Students on a study programme lasting less than 30 weeks will be awarded a bursary on a pro-rata basis as appropriate based on an assessment of actual need.
Free College Meals
Chesterfield College can support eligible students aged 16-18 with free College meals for each day they are due to attend college. You will receive an allowance of £3.50 per day which will be added to your student ID card. You can only use this at the College’s canteens. If you don’t attend a main college campus then you will receive a termly cash payment that will go into your bank account.
To be eligible for free college meals you must be:
- Aged between 16 and 18 on 31st August or 19 to 24 on 31st August who are subject to an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP)
- In receipt of, or having parents who are in receipt of, one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- 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 HMRC.
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after someone stops qualifying for Working Tax Credit).
- Universal Credit with net earnings not exceeding the equivalent of £7,400 for each year (after tax and not including any other benefits).