Eligibility and fees

 

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2025/26 funding eligibility

Eligibility Criteria:

Residency eligibility

You must be aged 19 or older on 31st August 2025 and ordinarily resident in London on the first day of learning.

Required Documents

  • Passport or eVisa
  • Home Office documentation
  • National Insurance number
  • Proof of address

Eligible for funding, asylum seekers:

Asylum seekers are eligible to receive full funding if:

  • they are resident in London, and
  • have lived in the UK for six months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office, and no decision on their claim has been made, or
  • are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Not eligible for funding:

✔ Not Eligible for Funding

  • those who are here without authority or lawful status
  • those who are resident in the United Kingdom on a student visa
  • those who are in the United Kingdom on holiday, with or without a visa
  • those who are in the UK on a sponsorship visa, including skilled worker visas and seasonal worker visas
  • those whose biometric residence permit or residence permit imposes a study prohibition or restriction on the individual

Advance learning loans:

The advanced learning loans have been introduced by the government to support learners in further education in a similar way to university loans for higher education learners.

You can take out a loan for the entire cost of your course or you can pay some of it yourself and take out a loan for the rest of the fee.

We do not receive any other funding for these learners and so the full cost of the course has to be covered through the loan or directly by you.

Eligibility for advance learning loans:

You might be able to qualify for a government loan to help pay for your course fees, if you

  • Are aged 19+ at the start of your course
  • Are studying an eligible course at Level 3 to Level 6

Contact the Student Finance England (SFE)

Tel: 0300 100 0619 (Mon–Fri: 8am–8pm, Sat: 9am–4pm)

Website: Contact Student Finance England - GOV.UK

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