Follow the guidance for:
Undergraduate students
You do not need to tell us about any changes to income. This is not used when assessing your bursary award.
Postgraduate students
You may be considered for a reassessment if there has been an increase in the income declared on your application. This depends on the type of income and how much it has increased.
If a reassessment is needed, you must send us evidence of the income. Your term 3 payment will be put on hold until the evidence is received.
Income from employment or self-employment
You do not need to tell us about any changes. This is not used when assessing your bursary award.
Unearned income
If your current Maintenance Grant award is zero ,you do not need to tell us about any increase to your unearned income as there will be no change to your award.
If the unearned income declared on your application was enough to affect your award, it will be visible on your Notification of Award (NOA). We’ll ask you for evidence to prove your income later in the academic year.
To do this, upload a covering letter and evidence demonstrating your increase in income to your MyFunding account.
We’ll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
If your NOA does not request evidence of your unearned income, this means the amount you told us on your application was not enough to affect your award. If this is the case, you only need to tell us if there will be at least a 15% increase in your unearned income for the total academic year when compared to the total amount you estimated.
You can tell us about a 15% increase by completing a change of circumstances form in your MyFunding account and uploading a covering letter and evidence showing your increase in unearned income.
We'll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
Spouse, partner, or civil partner's income
You do not need to tell us if they've had an increase in their income during the current tax year because your initial award is based on the previous tax year's figures.
If you've already had a reassessment this year based on an estimated decrease in their income for the current financial tax year, your award may be recalculated again once you've uploaded the evidence we need to prove their full tax year's income.
If your award is based on an estimate, your NOA will tell you what evidence we need.
Adult dependant's income
If your current Adult Dependants Allowance (ADA) award is zero, you do not need to tell us about any increase to their income as there will be no change to your award.
If you've applied for ADA and your dependant is not your spouse, partner, or civil partner, their estimated income for your academic year may have been used in your assessment. This will be on your NOA. We’ll ask you for evidence to prove this income later in the academic year.
Upload a covering letter and evidence showing your adult dependant's increase in income to your MyFunding account.
We’ll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
If your NOA does not request evidence of your adult dependant's income, this means the amount you told us on your application was not enough to affect your award. If this is the case, you only need to tell us if there will be at least a 15% increase in your adult dependant's income for the total academic year when compared to the total amount you estimated.
You can tell us about a 15% increase by completing a change of circumstances form in your MyFunding account and uploading a covering letter and evidence showing your adult dependant's increase in income.
We'll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
Child's income
You do not need to tell us if your child has had an increase in their income during the current tax year.
If you've already had a reassessment this year based on an estimated decrease in their income for the current financial tax year, your award may be recalculated again once you've uploaded the evidence needed to prove their full tax year's income.