Student Loans and Grants

If you are a home fee paying undergraduate or PGCE student it is likely that your main source of income will be student loans and grants from the government, which are sometimes referred to as 'statutory support'. The table below shows the maximum student loans and grants available in the academic year 2012/13.

Loan/Grant Name	Maximum Loan/Grant Amount	Who's Eligible?	Means-tested?	Repayable?
Tuition Fee Loan	£9,000	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students.	No	Yes
Maintenance Loan	£5,500	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students.	Yes	Yes
Maintenance Grant	£3,250	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with a household income of less than £50,020.	Yes	No
Special Support Grant	£3,250	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students who are single parents or disabled may receive the Special Support Grant instead of the Maintenance Grant.	Yes	No
Parents Learning Allowance	£1,508	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with children and a low household income.	Yes	No
Childcare Grant	One child - £148.75 per week More than one child - £255 per week	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with children and a low household income.	Yes	No
Adult Dependants Grant	£2,642	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students with adult dependents and a low household income.	Yes	No
Disabled Students Allowance	Specialist Equipment Allowance - £5,161 per course Non-medical helper's allowance -£20,520 per year General allowance - £1,724 per year Travel allowance "reasonable" spending on extra travel costs due to your disability	Full-time home undergraduate and PGCE students who are disabled.	No	No

If you think that you may not be receiving all the student loans and grants to which you are entitled, you should contact the Student Financial Support Office for help on financialsupport.undergraduate@durham.ac.uk.