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Has anyone any experience or advice for this situation?
I am asking this question on behalf of my brother.
A few years ago he was involved in a serious, life changing accident. Fast forward to the present day and he is doing very well. he has completed rehabilitation and although is receiving Disability Allowance, he wants to retrain.
Effectively his initial degree (level 8) is no longer useful to him and he wants to or perhaps has to, start from scratch. But he is told now that because he already has a level 8, no funding will be paid on his behalf, he would have to fund the course himself. At circa 7k a year in fees plus living expenses this is not realistic.
I personally find it odd because he could get off disability in a few years time and contribute to society if he could do a course, meaning a saving for the tax payer in the long run!
But anyway, has anyone experienced anything like this or heard of it before, is there some sort of 'special circumstances' application section in SUSI or such bodies?
