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• A young person aged 16 and 17 who was previously looked after for a period of 13 weeks consecutively (or periods amounting to 13 weeks), which began after the age of 14 and ended after the age of 16; or. • A young person aged 18 or above who was looked after prior to becoming 18 for a period of 13 weeks consecutively (or periods amounting to 13 weeks), which began after the age of 14 and ended after the age of 16. A young person placed with a foster carer by the local authority, including where the foster carer is registered to an independent fostering agency, is classed as looked after. They meet the criteria for the ‘in care’ vulnerable group where they need financial support to participate in education. People who cease to be looked after or accommodated, including unaccompanied asylum -seeking children, meet the criteria for the ‘in care’ vulnerable group where they need financial support to participate in education. SCL Group may decide that although a student may be eligible for a bursary because they are in one or more of the defined vulnerable groups, they do not have any actual financial need to enable them to participate in education. This might be because their financial needs are already met and/or because they have no relevant costs. SCL Group can refuse a student’s application on this basis. Similarly, students should only receive the amount they actually need to participate, and SCL Education Group will not automatically award students £1,200 if they do not need the full amount. Eligibility for Group Two: A discretionary bursary of up to £3,730 per annum is available, subject to remaining funds and Bursary Committee approval, to students who meet the following criteria:
Priority 1 – net household income* of £30,500 or less.
*Including all benefits
Awards will be made according to the following criteria:
Level of household income.
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Nature of the application
– priority will always be given to essential curricular
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requests.
• All benefits will be considered towards household income.
The finances available within the fund.
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