Student Support

If you or your parents/guardians are on at least one of the qualifying benefits listed below you may be eligible for a weekly attendance bursary which is paid directly into your bank account.

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit) and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

You may be eligible for a weekly attendance bursary which is paid directly into your bank account. Please see below for details.

Vulnerable bursary

To apply for the vulnerable bursary one of the below will apply to you, and you will be able to provide evidence of this –

• In care
• Care leaver
• Getting Income Support (IS) or Universal Credit (UC) in place of Income Support in your own right
• Getting Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit (UC) in place of Employment and Support Allowance AND Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in place of Disability Living Allowance in your own right

Evidence examples –

• A recent letter from DWP saying which benefit you are entitled to
• Your recent letter from Income Support of Universal Credit and
• Disability living Allowance or Personal Independence Allowance
• Written confirmation from your current or previous care services

Discretionary Bursary

The discretionary bursary is there to help with costs which could be a barrier to your learning. To apply for the discretionary bursary you must be 16-19 and you or your parent are in receipt of the below and will be able to provide evidence of this –

• Income support
• Income based Job Seekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Ace 1999
• The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit) and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
• Working Tax Credit run-on- paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit during the initial roll out of the benefit, Universal Credit

Evidence example –

• A Letter from DWP saying which benefit you/parent are entitled to

Depending on your individual circumstance, you may also be eligible for help with transport costs which will be reimbursed to you on a weekly basis.

If you require help with childcare costs you will have access to a government scheme called Care-to-Learn

You can get up to:

• £160 per child per week

Care to Learn can help with the cost of:

• your childcare, including deposit and registration fees
• a childcare taster session for up to 5 days
• keeping your childcare place over the summer holidays
• taking your child to their childcare provider

Payments

Childcare payments go directly to your childcare provider.

Savvy Kernow

If you need help and advice about health, wellbeing or everyday life (trust me, sometimes we all do) get savvy!

• My Mind
• My Body
• My Relationships
• My Future

Savvy Kernow keeps you in the know about Young Person Friendly Services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The C-CARD (Condom CARD) Scheme is a free condom distribution network. It provides quick, easy and confidential access to condoms for young people living in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.

DHCT is a C Card registered provider

The Emotional Resilience service is delivered in partnership by Xenzone and Young People Cornwall and offers a range of interventions to provide early help for mental health services.

You can get information on:

• Sexual health – free condoms, C-Card scheme and pregnancy testing (aged 13 to 19 only)
• Housing and accommodation advice
• Benefits advice
• Mentoring and Counselling services
• Substance misuse

Need help now?

Kooth

Kooth provide online counselling, forums and information for young people – open until 10pm everyday

Emergencies 

In an emergency you should dial 999. You can also call your GP out of hours service or  go to your local A & E department.

• 999
• Childline

Confidential support if you are aged 19yrs or under. Contact Childline about any issue that is worrying you, 24 hrs a day. Helpline, email, 1-2-1 chat or message boards via website.

• 0800 1111

Samaritans

Call for confidential emotional support – 24 hr helpline, text and email service. Or drop in to the office in Truro between 9.00am – 9.00pm

• 08457 90 90 90
• 07725 90 90 90

Nightlink Cornwall

Confidential helpline and text service for emotional support, evenings only 5pm – midnight.

• 0808 8000306
• 07717 989021