WEA Fees waived for certain benefits
Posted On February 23, 2021
Income Related Benefits
You may not have to pay the course fee if you are:
- Claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance (you must provide your NI Number)
- Claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the Work Related Activity Group (you must provide your NI Number)
- Claiming Universal Credit and earn less than £338 per month or household earns less than £541 per month (you must provide your NI Number)
- Claiming or are dependant on someone who claims Council Tax Reduction (not single occupancy discount)
- Claiming Working Tax Credit
- Claiming Income Support
- Claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the Support Group
- Claiming or are dependant on someone who claims Housing Benefit
- Claiming Pension Guarantee Credit
- An Asylum Seeker
- Unwaged and dependant on somebody in receipt of one of the above benefits (excluding Council Tax Reduction and Housing Benefit)
NB If you are not in receipt of any of the above income related benefits but your household income is below £20,000, you may still be eligible to apply for some support with tuition, accreditation or other fees. Please visit the financial support pages on our website for further details
