EU Migrant Worker Scheme Living cost support

What is it?  Maintenance grant provided by the UK government of up to £2,835  Grant vs. loan  Loan is repayable grant is not  You can apply for a living cost support if you qualify as an EEA Migrant Worker

What does the law say?  You can generally qualify for extra help with your living costs - in addition to help with your tuition fees - if:  you have lived in ‘the UK or Islands’ (the UK plus the Channel Islands and Isle of Man ) for more than three years  or  you qualify for financial help in the UK through EEA or Swiss migrant worker status, or as the child of someone who has Turkish worker status

Do you qualify?  Usually, you'll qualify for EEA or Swiss migrant worker status if ALL the following apply:  you are a national of an EEA country or Switzerland  you are working in the UK  you were ‘ordinarily resident’ in the EEA and Switzerland for three years before starting your course  You may also qualify if you are a family member of a migrant worker in the UK.

EU Student or Migrant Worker?  If you come to the UK as an EU Student you won’t be able to apply for additional support with your living costs  If you apply for a student loan as an EU student you will be given EU8N form  If you apply for a student loan as a migrant worker you will use PN1 form  You have to come to England initially to work and then to study otherwise you are not a migrant worker!!!!

What to do?  You need to either work or prove you actively look for a job  in England ONLY!!!!!  Before 1 st September!!!!! Recommended to come in July (once you know you are accepted to study in Huddersfield) Moreover it is usually easier to find a job and accommodation when you come early

How to apply?  Download the application online from: tionAndLearning/UniversityAndHi gherEducation/StudentFinance/D G_  Pick up a copy in Huddersfield

How to apply?  Fill in the form and bring it with you to Kirklees Metropolitan Council in Huddersfield, which is the local education authority  As it is faster to do so there because you can get an additional info and help  They will also make all photocopies of necessary documents free of charge  It is called ‘maintenance grant’ in the form

When to do it  When applying for a student loan using the same form PN1  Remember you must apply after you have come to England!!! (your home address must be the one in Huddersfield)  You are eligible to apply for the grant until 31 st May 2009

What else you need to do once you are in Huddersfield?  Open a bank account ASAP  This will prove you stayed in England  Your bank will send you a letter which will serve as a proof of address which you will need later  Keep ALL wage slips  You will need those to prove you have been working throughout your studies in England  If you do not work throughout your studies in England (or cannot prove it) you will have to give the grant back!!!!!!

Good luck