If you're a dependent student, your award will be unaffected unless you're claiming Dependents Allowance for your partner as your award is based on your parent's income.
If you're claiming Dependents Allowance, complete a Change of Circumstances form.
Contact us to hold your payments to avoid any overpayment.
Independent student
Your basic award will be reassessed from the date of your separation.
Your basic award will be an aggregate amount based on the award before your change in circumstances including the spouse or partner contribution and the new entitlement with no spouse or partner contribution from date of separation to the end of the academic year.
If you're still living with your former partner or spouse, you must provide a letter from a professional person ideally a solicitor confirming you're sharing a property due to financial reasons and you and your former partner or spouse are living completely separate lives.
If you cannot demonstrate you're financially independent of your former spouse or partner, your bursary will still be income assessed using their income.
If you're in receipt of Dependants Allowance or Childcare Allowance (CCA), these additional allowances must be reassessed. You may be entitled to a higher amount if you're not already receiving the maximum rates.
If you're still living with your former spouse or partner, you must provide a legal agreement confirming you're the parent mainly responsible for the financial upkeep of any children as they'll still be residing with both parents.
Details of any maintenance payments you receive from your former spouse or partner must be declared and taken into account in the reassessment of any entitlement.
If you were claiming Dependants Allowance for your partner only, this will be stopped from the date of separation.
If you were not receiving Dependants Allowances previously due to your partner's income, you may now qualify for this if you have children who are financially dependent on you. Dependants Allowance will be reassessed from the date of separation.
Complete a Change of Circumstances form and provide any relevant evidence.