HULL COLLEGE GROUP APPENDIX FEE REMISSION CATEGORIES FURTHER EDUCATION HOME STUDENTS PUBLICLY FUNDED PROVISION

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1 HULL COLLEGE GROUP APPENDIX FEE REMISSION CATEGORIES FURTHER EDUCATION HOME STUDENTS PUBLICLY FUNDED PROVISION ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

2 APPENDIX FEE REMISSION Fees would normally be waived for students in the following circumstances. This section only applies to students on courses defined as Classroom Based Learning, and funded through the Skills Funding Agency. The following students will be entitled to fee remission (fee remission includes Tuition and Exam Fee): Benefit Waivers Students aged 19*+ who need help to move into work, progress in work or remove a barrier to get in to work and are receiving one of the following benefits studying up to and including a level 2 course: - Employment Support Allowance (ESA) in the Work Related Activity Group - Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), including those receiving National Insurance credits only - Universal Credits mandated to undertake skills training - Released on temporary licence (RoTL), undertaking learning outside a prison environment and not funded through OLASS Students aged 19*-23** who need help to move into work, progress in work or remove a barrier to get in to work and are receiving one of the following benefits studying up to and including a level 4 course: - Employment Support Allowance (ESA) in the Work Related Activity Group - Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), including those receiving National Insurance credits only - Universal Credits mandated to undertake skills training - Released on temporary licence (RoTL), undertaking learning outside a prison environment and not funded through OLASS Students aged 19*+ who are unemployed and would like to enter employment and the learning is directly relevant to both the individual s employment prospects and the needs of the local labour market They must be receiving one of the following benefits whilst studying up to and including a level 2 course: - State Benefit (See Appendix A) Students aged 19*-23** who are unemployed and would like to enter employment and the learning is directly relevant to both the individual s employment prospects and the needs of the local labour market They must be receiving one of the following benefits whilst studying up to and including a level 4 course: - State Benefit (See Appendix A) Students in receipt of the above benefits will need to sign a self-declaration form declaring they are in receipt of the benefit and are looking to gain employment and need the skills to do so. The students will also be required to provide their National Insurance number. Page 2 of 5 Hull College Group FE Home Fee Regulations 2015/16

3 Level Waivers Progression Entitlement - Students aged 19*-23** studying up to and including a level 2 qualification and have a maximum prior learning of a level 1 and they wish to progress to a Full Level 2 qualification. Full Level 2 entitlement Students aged 19*-23** that do not have a full Level 2 or an equivalent qualification enrolling on Full Level 2 courses Full Level 3 entitlement - Students aged 19*-23** that do not have a full Level 3 or equivalent qualification enrolling on Full Level 3 courses Level 4 Entitlement Students aged 19*-23** that do not have a full level 3 or equivalent qualification enrolling on Level 4 courses (30 credits or more) GCSE English & Maths Entitlement Students 19*+ studying a GCSE English or Maths (including igcse) qualification, where they do not currently have these qualifications at grades A* to C. Pre GCSE English & Maths Entitlement Students aged 19*+ progressing towards GCSE English or Maths at grades A* to C, and are starting an English or Maths qualification, at a level above the one they have been assessed and already achieved. *Age 19 = on the 31 st August 2015 **Age 23 = when the learning aim starts Page 3 of 5 Hull College Group FE Home Fee Regulations 2015/16

4 Appendix A Below is a list of state benefits. This list is not exhaustive and other State Benefits will be considered: Adult social care Attendance Allowance Bereavement Allowance Bereavement Payment Budgeting Loans Carer's Allowance Child Benefit Child Tax Credit Child Trust Fund Cold Weather Payment Community Care Grant Constant Attendance Allowance Council Tax Benefit Crisis Loans Disability Living Allowance Employment and Support Allowance Funeral Payments Guardian's Allowance Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme Health Costs Health in Pregnancy Grant Healthy Start Scheme Housing Benefit In Work Credit Incapacity Benefit Income Support Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Industrial Death Benefit Invalidity Benefit Job Grant Jobseeker's Allowance Local Housing Allowance Maternity Allowance Mobility Supplement Over 80 Pension. Pension Credit Reduced Earnings Allowance Retirement Allowance Return to work credit School uniform allowances Severe Disablement Allowance State Pension Statutory Adoption Pay Statutory Maternity Pay Page 4 of 5 Hull College Group FE Home Fee Regulations 2015/16

5 Statutory Paternity Pay Statutory Sick Pay Sure Start Maternity Grant Tax credits Training premium Travel to interview scheme. Unemployability Supplement or Allowance Vaccine Damage Payment War Disablement Pension War Widow's/Widower's Pension Widowed Parent's Allowance Widow's Pension Winter Fuel Payment Working Tax Credit Page 5 of 5 Hull College Group FE Home Fee Regulations 2015/16