Guidance Notes for
Discretionary & Childcare Fund Application
Supporting documents must be provided (if applicable to you) along with a completed Discretionary &
Childcare Fund application form. Please check with the table below to ensure you are providing the
correct information before submitting your application.
• We require 3 months most recent statements for all accounts.
• Please ensure all bank statements show your name &account number
also must show loan/bursary payment being made.
• We will not accept bank statements in excel documents.
• You can highlight regular income and expenditure and explain.
Award letter
• Please provide a copy of all pages of your SAAS or Local Education
Authority award letter.(Student Finance England, Wales, Northern
• Please provide a copy of your timetable for the current trimester.
• If you are on placement please provide a timetable or email confirmation
of your placement days/weeks from University or placement staff.
Earnings
• Copies of last 3 wage slips for you if working part time.
• Copies of 3 latest wage slips for partner.
• If you or your partner is self-employed please provide a full copy of their
tax return or evidence of income of the last 3 months
• If your partner is a student please include their SAAS or LEA award letter
• If you are on a 0 hours contract please provide 3 months of most recent
wage slips and take an average of them.
• Please provide evidence of any benefits you receive e.g. disability,
Credits
• Please provide copies of any Child or Working Tax Credit/Universal
Credit you receive, all pages must be provided
• Lease showing you name address and rent amount.
• If staying at home a letter from parents/homeowner stating how much you
pay toward digs, letter must be signed and contact telephone number
exceptional costs
• If household bills, travel or study costs are unusually high please provide
evidence of them.
e.g. credit cards/car
payments/loans
• Please include evidence of any other monthly outgoings. This might include,
store/credit card payments, car payments, child maintenance etc.
• If you have any loans from friends or family members that you are paying
back please provide a letter from them stating how much you pay back
monthly, letter must be signed and include contact telephone number.
• Please highlight any monthly direct debits on your bank statements this
can include; gas/electricity, insurances,
Evidence of previous
DF award
• If applying for a 2
nd
/3
rd
time please include receipts/evidence of what
your previous DF award was used for
• Part A of the purple Carer form must be completed by the childcare
provider, Part B must be completed by the student.
Child/ren’s birth
certificate
• Please provide copies of your child/ren’s birth certificates.