Find out more about Benefits and Tax Credits

Sources of help

If you are not sure what you may be entitled to, or how to go about claiming, you should be able to get further help from:-

•your University’s Student Advice Services, which may be based either in the University or the Students’ Union.
•the International Student Adviser at your University if you are an international student.
•a Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
•Welfare Rights Offices run by local authorities. You can find out if there is an office near you by looking on the website of your local Council.
  

General Information about Benefits

You can find out more about benefits and how to apply on the following:-

•General information on the related Government Website links.
  

•Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) brings out two books each year. These books have detailed explanations about how your student income is calculated for means-tested benefits:-

Student Support and Benefits Handbook – England, Wales and   Northern Ireland
Benefits for Students in Scotland Handbook. This book is available on line. 
You can buy hard copies through the CPAG website.

•Citizens’ Advice Bureau Advice Guide which gives information across all the UK countries 

••EU and EEA student or an international student look at the UKCISA site