You may be considered as an independent student if you're either:
- in the care of a local authority or voluntary organisation
- under a custodianship order on your 18th birthday or immediately before your course if you're not aged 18 when it begins
To prove this, upload either:
- any relevant document or letter from a Local Authority social worker, support worker or voluntary organisation
- documentation from the courts or solicitor about the custodianship order