8 9 FINANCIAL SUPPORT Financial support available to you will depend on your circumstances. You may be entitled to bursary support which can help towards travel, food, uniform and kit or similar costs. DISCRETIONARY BURSARY FOR STUDENTS AGED 16-19 If you are 16-19 years old (18 when starting the course) and your household income is below £25,000 per year, you may be entitled to financial support with your travel and meal costs. We issue monthly bus, tram or train travel passes to eligible, enrolled students. Passes are issued on your mobile phone or on a Swift Card. All we ask for in return is that your attendance remains at 90% or above. If you are eligible, we load credit onto your student ID card to buy meals at our campus food outlets. HELP WITH UNIFORM AND COURSE EQUIPMENT COSTS Help is available to students on courses that require specialist kit or equipment. To qualify, your household income needs to be under £31,000 per year. Students pay a £50 deposit and we cover the rest of the cost of the specified uniform and equipment, which can save you up to £300. DID YOU KNOW? IF YOU PROGRESS TO A UNIVERSITY COURSE WITH US, YOUWILL RECEIVE A FREE LAPTOP! COST OF LIVING SUPPORT We understand that it’s difficult to make ends meet at the moment and we’re doing our bit to help you. For example, this year, we have introduced free breakfast, fruit and soup for all students. Our Guild of Students have also been campaigning to help students and have set up ‘leave what you can, take what you need’ boxes across campus for students in need. OUT-OF-COUNTY TRAVEL SUPPORT If your household income is under £31,000 per year and you live outside the area covered by Network West Midlands (Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Coventry, Walsall, Solihull and Wolverhampton), you can access an allowance of up to £100 per month towards travel costs, subject to good attendance. CHILDCARE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AGED 20+ Please refer to our website for more information. Ross Yates Bakery Level 3 Bakery and Patisserie Technology BSc (Hons) If you had told me I would be where I am now, I wouldn’t have believed it. I struggled with traditional schooling because of my autism and didn’t think college and uni was ever on the cards. But with plenty of support, I was able to get on the ladder and am now doing my dream job. It’s amazing. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
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