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Adult Dependants' Grant for full-time students who financially support an adult - funding, how to apply, eligibility.
If you’re a full-time student in higher education and an adult depends on…
The maximum Adult Dependants’ Grant is: £3,545 for the 2025 to 2026…
To get an Adult Dependants’ Grant, another adult must depend on you…
Fill in the Adult Dependants’ Grant section on your main student finance…
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
Guidance on what to do if you're struggling financially as a result of your student finance entitlement being reduced, because you were overpaid.
Red tape swept away in biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade to boost homeownership and put more money into people’s pockets through the government’s Plan for Change.
Help to understand debts and deductions taken from Universal Credit payments and who to contact about your debts and deductions if you're struggling financially.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her second Mansion House speech on the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025.
How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents, income, change an application.
Red tape cut and savers supported to invest as Chancellor rewires financial system to boost growth
Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
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