Introduction
This Guide gives an overview of the funding available for learners, or those thinking about learning, with dependent children, and is a useful guide to practitioners giving advice to learners.
You should read this leaflet if you are a parent who is about to do a full or part-time course in either further education or higher education as it provides details of the financial support you may be eligible for and how to apply for any assistance.
If you have children then assistance is available to help you pay for childcare costs.
- Many colleges have their own nurseries and provide allowances to help you pay for childcare.
- For full-time student parents in higher education help with childcare costs is available through your college or university Childcare Fund, and there is additional help for lone parents from the Students Awards Agency for Scotland.