• Job Seekers Allowance Entitlement/Award letter – dated within the last 3 months • Employment Support Allowance Entitlement/Award letter – dated within the last 3 months • Incapacity Benefit Entitlement/Award letter – dated within the last 3 months • Carer’s Allowance Entitlement/Award letter – dated within the last 3 months • Housing Benefit Entitlement/Award letter – dated within the last 3 months • Council Tax Benefit Entitlement/Award letter – dated within the last 3 months • Working Tax Credit Working Tax Credit Award Notice marked for current year. Must be for full year and not partial awards (FULL AWARD NOTICE) • Child Tax Credit Working Tax Credit Award Notice marked for current year. Must be for full year and not partial awards (FULL AWARD NOTICE) • Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payments Entitlement/Award letter – dated within the last 3 months • Any other income Relevant paperwork, e.g., evidence of income from self- employment (Self-Assessment Tax Calculation SA302), etc.
The learner must inform SCL Group immediately of any changes to status, otherwise money may have to be paid back.
SCL Group cannot guarantee funding even if the learner passes the eligibility threshold in Group Two. The individual circumstances of all applicants, the funding available and the nature of the funding request will all be deemed relevant, differentiating factors, as will the overall availability of funding.
Support with travel
SCL Group will support learners who meet eligibility and ‘Qualifying Conditions’ with travel costs including work placements based upon the criteria below:
• Less than 30 minute walking distance (per google maps) – no support. It is considered that this distance is commutable on foot or on cycle. • More than 30 minutes walking distance (per google maps) up to £20 per day travel cost covered*. This is capped at £2880 per year
*Dependant on timetabled on site days. If cost of travel ticket is less than above, the actual ticket amount will be awarded.
These amounts are subject to the overall bursary award.
These guidelines may be amended on a discretionary basis to support learners with mobility issues, with disabilities or where walking would create a considerable risk to the learner’s welfare.
Travel costs will be supported through the purchase of appropriate travel tickets. Where this is not possible and where cash re-imbursement is required, the learner will need to
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