BTEA & Registration fees

cactus10

If you are on BTEA are you automatically entitled to have the registration fees paid if applying for fees on the student grant, or is this still subject to meeting certain criteria? I cannot seem to find an answer to this.

RoyalMarine

you need to apply to your local county council/vec office to have an application assessed.
im in the same situation as you, and I am assessed on my income from the year previous.
if your dependant on your parents, then you will be assessed on their income etc.

Mr Trade In

What if you live at home but support yourself, ie own income, expenses,etc.
Are you still assessed on family basis.
Sorry for hijack.

RoyalMarine

if you are deemed to be independant then your assessed on your own income.
if you are deemed to be dependant then you are assessed on your parents income.

it is 100% dependant on where you have lived since october the year before you go to college.
so october 2010 - present if you lived at home, they assess you on your family income.
if you lived away from home from these dates and can prove it, then you are assessed on your own income.

regardless of wether your parents dont fund you while you live at home is irrelevant to them.

cactus10

Thanks Royalmarine.

Mr Trade In, i have been wondering this myself, however from reading the forms i believe it assumes if you live with your parents you are technically dependent on them. It classifies this as "ordinarily resident with parents" on page 3 of the guidance notes.

Anonymous_Bosch

Mr Trade In wrote: »

What if you live at home but support yourself, ie own income, expenses,etc.

lol.

RoyalMarine

Anonymous_Bosch wrote: »

lol.

This is not tolerated in this forum.
Infraction given.

rachums

so you can get your registration fees paid for even if you are on the back to education? depending on your situation?!

RoyalMarine

exactly rachums. but you need to apply to the county council/vec and fill out their application form for the grant for it.