• receiving Income Support (IS), or Universal Credit (UC) in their own right because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them, such as a child or partner. • receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in their own right as well as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or UC in their own right ‘In Care’ and ‘Care Leavers’ The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund defines ‘in care’ as children looked after by a local authority on a voluntary basis (section 20 of the Children Act 1989) or under a care order (section 31 of the Children Act 1989) – Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 defines the term ‘looked after child’ (LAC). 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 before 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 Foster Care A young person placed with a foster carer by the local authority, including where the foster carer is on the books of 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. A ‘care leaver’ is defined as: • Young 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 learner 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 learner’s application on this basis.
Similarly, learners should only receive the amount they need to participate and SCL Group will not automatically award learners £1,200 if they do not need the full amount.
Eligibility for Group Two: A Discretionary Bursary of up to £3530 per annum is available, subject to availability of remaining funds and to all learners who meet the following criteria: (subject to committee approval)
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