Students with Dependents

The Working Families' Tax Credit (WFTC) offers financial assistance for working families on low and middle incomes. It replaced Family Credit in October 1999.
Families - either couples (married or unmarried) or lone parents who:
> work at least 16 hours a week (for couples, at least one partner), and
> have one or more children living with them, and
> are resident in the UK and entitled to work here, and
> have savings of £8000 or under.

Parents need to complete an application form which is available from:
> the Inland Revenue Tax Credit Helpline (0845 609 5000)
> Benefits Agency Offices
> Inland Revenue Tax Enquiry Centres
Employers will then add the tax credit to the next pay of the employee

Click on:
www.direct.gov.uk/taxcredits

www.funderfinder.org.uk
Information on possible funding for individuals. Links to trusts. The offices of Connexions Somerset have funderfinder the program. Please contact your local office for details.

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport
Support for higher education students

www.hmrc.gov.uk
Inland Revenue

www.scholarship-search.org.uk
Scholarship Search UK: additional sources of funding for undergraduate students