Student Support and Benefits Handbook: England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2009/10

CPAG and the National Union of Students have joined forces to provide this definitive, annual guide to financial support for students.

Written for student claimants and their advisers, this is a comprehensive guide to:

• student support for further and higher education;
• how student income is treated for social security benefit, health benefit and tax credit purposes;
• entitlement to means-tested benefits and support for both full-time and part-time students;
• claiming tax credits while studying;
• financial support when taking time out from studying;
• welfare benefits and tax credits relevant to students;
• council tax;
• tax matters that affect students.

Like all CPAG handbooks, this is fully indexed and cross-referenced to law and regulations. It also contains useful summary tables and step-by-step guides to assist with calculating benefit entitlement in the light of student income.

January 2010 978 1 906076 29 0 £13.00

Student Support and Benefits Handbook: England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2010/11

The next edition is available to pre-order.

Autumn 2010 978 1 90676 44 3 £13.50

'The usual clarity of CPAG publications remains...an excellent handbook for students and advisers alike.' THE ADVISER (CITIZENS ADVICE)

'An effective tool to aid advisers...co-written by student advisers, NUS and CPAG trainers, all known and respected in the advice sector...I would recommend this handbook to anyone involved in advising students.' THE INDEPENDENT ADVISER (ADVICE UK)

'The definitive practical guide to student support and benefits - contains all the essential information in a user-friendly format.' LIVERPOOL STUDENTS' UNION

‘An excellent guide to the complex world of student funding that no one who advises students should be without’ ADVICE AND COUNSELLING SERVICE, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

Downloads

Download the contents, foreword and benefit/student support rates from the Student Support and Benefits Handbook: England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2009 -2010 (86 KB PDF file)

Related training

CPAG courses: Students
CPAG courses in Scotland