If you're applying for any of the income assessed elements of the postgraduate Social Work Bursary, you'll need to declare your spouse, partner or civil partner's income on your application if you:
- have a spouse or civil partner and you live in the same property
- live in the same property as your partner and you share household bills or finances with them
- have a spouse, partner or civil partner but live apart due to other commitments, such as working in a different area or country and you have not divorced or separated.
You do not need to declare your partner's income if you do not live in the same property as your partner and live financially independently of each other.
Exceptions
If either of the below scenarios apply you'll need to upload a covering letter explaining your circumstances and relevant evidence that shows you live independently, for example, evidence that you don't have any joint liability for rent or mortgage and household bills:
- You're not married or in a civil partnership, but you live in the same property as a partner and you don't share household bills or finances with them
- You're married or in a civil partnership and you still live in the same property as your spouse / civil partner, but you have separated.
We need to assess the information provided in your application before we can advise whether you can be assessed as a single person.