Welcome to Education and Learning
Independent students
As an independent student, you are
entitled to help with fees. You are
an independent student if you meet one
of the following conditions:
- You are 25 or over before the start of the academic year for which you are applying
- You were married before the start of the academic year for which you are applying
- You have supported yourself for at least three years before the start of your course. This includes any time you:
- Were in paid employment
- Received Income Support or Job seekers Allowance or were registered for employment
- Received incapacity benefits, invalidity pension or maternity allowance
- Received training under any scheme for the unemployed or other funding by any state authority
- Could not support yourself out of earnings because you had to care for a person under 18 who is dependent on you
- You have the care of a child or children on the first day of the academic year for which you are applying for support
- You have no living parents
- You are permanently estranged from your parents
- You are in the care of the Local Authority or voluntary organisation.
Who to Contact
Student Support Services
Telephone: 0151 443 3258
Write to or Visit:
Education Offices,
Huyton Hey Road,
Huyton
L36 5YH
Email: hestudent.support@knowsley.gov.uk
Telephone: 0151 443 3258
Write to or Visit:
Education Offices,
Huyton Hey Road,
Huyton
L36 5YH
Email: hestudent.support@knowsley.gov.uk
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