If you are a full time student and have any unearned taxable income this will be taken into account when assessing your basic bursary award. We do not take into account any income from employment or self employment as any earnings outside your normal study pattern are disregarded when assessing your basic bursary award.
If you are a part-time student, both earned and unearned income is taken into account.
Various disregards are then applied to this income.
For example:
A single parent who had declared income would have a disregard of £4921 + £2270
| Type of income | Amount disregarded |
| Sponsorship / Scholarship / Cadetship income, or salary / wages for work done while on a part-time course. | Up to £4921 |
| Income under a trust deed or similar instrument where the student is an independent student. | Up to £2306 |
| Any pension, allowance or other benefit payable by reason of incapacity to which the student is subject, his or her old age, retirement, the death of a spouse, civil partner, parent or other person on whom the student was dependent, or by reason of his military or public service. | Up to £3959 |
Any income not otherwise disregarded for either:
|
Up to £2270 Up to £8891 Up to £1044 |
For example:
A single parent who had declared income would have a disregard of £4921 + £2270
A single independent student with a trust fund would have a disregard of £2306 + £8891
Any income remaining after we have applied the relevant disregards will be reduced from your bursary award pound for pound.
Any income remaining after we have applied the relevant disregards will be reduced from your bursary award pound for pound.