NHS funding for pre-reg health care courses

NHS FUNDING FOR STUDENTS ON PRE-REG UNDERGRADUATE HEALTHCARE COURSES

NHS funding for students starting their studies in September 2022 has not yet been announced so the information below is provided for guidance and is for 2021 entrants. Please see the NHS BSA website which will be updated with information for September 2022 as soon as it becomes available. Students on pre-reg Healthcare courses such as Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Social Work courses may benefit from additional funding from the NHS: • Learning Support Fund (not applicable for Social Work) for help with travel expenses and

Childcare • Social Work bursaries for students in year 2 and 3 of their course

Important considerations • If you are currently in receipt of means tested benefits including Universal Credit, Housing

Benefit and Tax Credits you must tell the benefit provider that you are a full-time or part-time student. The amount of benefit you receive may well be affected by any funding you are eligible to receive. • Due to the nature of the Nursing, Social Work and Health Profession courses, it is not always possible to maintain part-time work alongside studies, particularly when on placement. • We recommend that you plan your finances accordingly. • Please contact studentsandmoney@winchester.ac.uk for guidance.

NHS LEARNING SUPPORT FUND

(NOT APPLICABLE FOR SOCIAL WORK)

The Learning Support Fund (LSF) provides supplementary funding to the higher education student loans support from the government, for eligible students attending eligible pre-registration healthcare courses starting on or after 1 August 2017. In order to apply to the Learning Support Fund, you must be eligible for Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loan support from the Student Loans Company. Part-time students will be eligible to pro ratad awards. The LSF consists of five different award allowances. Eligible students can apply to the NHSBSA for some or all of these allowances, depending on their own personal circumstances.

Training Grant

Students studying one of the following courses will be able to apply for the Training Grant of £5,000 a year from September 2020: • BSc Midwifery • BN Nursing (Adult) • BN Nursing (Child) • BN Nursing (Mental Health) • BN Nursing (Learning Difficulties) • BSc Nutrition and Dietetics • BSc Physiotherapy

Parental Support

Students with parental responsibility for a child or children under 15 years of age (or under the age of 17 if the child has special educational needs) on the first day of the academic year for which they are applying, can claim a non-repayable grant of £2,000 a year.

Specialist Subject Payment

An extra £1,000 a year is available for new students from September 2020 following: • BN Nursing (Mental Health) • BN Nursing (Learning Disabilities)

Payments will be made in 3 equal instalments over the academic year subject to confirmation of course attendance.

Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses(TDAE)

Reimbursement of some of the excess costs arising from attendance at a practice placement provided that a valid claim is made within 6 months of the costs being incurred. Exceptional Support Fund (ESF)

Students in genuine hardship who have exhausted all other available avenues of funding support are able to apply

How to apply

Register an NHS Learning Support Fund account with the NHSBSA no later than one calendar month after the start of active study. Apply to the NHS Learning Support Fund no later that 6 calendar months after the start of active study. You must re-apply for this funding each academic year.

SOCIAL WORK BURSARIES

Eligible Undergraduate students in second and third year of study are able to apply for this bursary through the NHS in addition to any funding through the Student Loans Company. The University only receives a limited number of bursaries each year so we are unable to guarantee that you will receive a bursary even if you are eligible. Part-time students will be eligible to pro ratad awards For full eligibility criteria, please visit www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/social-work-students Please visit the course page on our website for further information regarding allocation criteria. Students who are allocated a Social Work bursary will receive £4,862.50* in each of their second and third years of study. This amount includes Placement Travel Allowance and is not based on household income. Students who are not allocated a bursary will be eligible to receive a fixed Placement Travel Allowance of £862.50* per year.

* Figures are for 2021/22 academic year