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Hi all, wanting to start uni in September but just wanted to see if anyone else has experience from this? Will I still be able to keep getting help from Universal Credit as I wouldn’t be able to pay rent otherwise and what are the options with childcare? Thank you🫶
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No help from anyone apart from applying for student finance. Not too sure but you may get some childcare help
@Nicole you can claim uc still as you have a dependant but there are deductions x
@Ryan ah it may be different if you have a child. I done uni for 5 years and got no help but was childless at that time as it was before I had my little boy x
I’m in my final year (6) of open university. In wales you get a childcare grant and heavily subsidised fees but not England. It’s worth speaking to the UC team first and asking them maybe? They got funny with me when I was on mat leave and I couldn’t claim much UC as I was a student but do believe that was due to welsh rules. Xx
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I’m considering going back and finishing the degree I started - you will still get UC but will have deductions (they work out what you are getting monthly from SFE) and sfe will pay 85% of childcare costs upfront, maybe chat to the uni you are thinking about going too as they have things in place to help parents!