If you have already received a mortgage-style loan for a previous year of your course the Student Loans Company will automatically send you a new application form. If you're applying for the first time, you should pick up an application form from your university or college. For the first time, loans are now available to part-time undergraduates. This is a deferred repayment bank loan offered in partnership between DfEE and four High Street banks. It is designed to cover vocational training and education lasting up to two years, plus, if relevant, up to one year's practical work experience where it forms part of the course.
Study can be full time part time or distance learning.
A CDL can be used to supplement a grant or bursary that does not cover the full cost of the training. It cannot finance anything that is being funded by another source such as a Local Education Authority mandatory award or student loan. Anyone aged 18 or over who lives or intends to train in Great Britain. If you are claiming, or wish to claim social security benefits you should check with your local Benefits Agency office and university student services and students' union how your benefits may be affected. The full cost of books, materials and other related expenses including travel can be included and, if the course is full time, living expenses.