Financial help

Assistance you can receive if your household income is less than £45,000 for 19+ students or Advanced Learner Loan students:

Transport

Support with transport is for those students with a household income of below £40,000 who live more than one mile* from the college. It includes:

• Free Arriva bus pass for Darlington, County Durham and Tees Valley students

• A travel grant for students with their own car or who can’t use public transport.

*there may be exceptions to this rule, please contact Student Finance to discuss further if necessary.

Childcare

If you are under 20 when you enrol on your course you may qualify for childcare fees whilst you study through the Care to Learn Fund. For more details visit www.gov.uk/care-to-learn and follow the link for Care to Learn or call the helpline on 0800 1218989. If you are 20 or over and have a household income of below £45,000 you can apply for assistance with the cost of childcare through the Learner Support Fund directly to Darlington College’s Student Finance Team.