Follow the guidance for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Undergraduate students
If you're on an Undergraduate course, you do not need to tell us about any changes to your, your spouse, partner, or civil partner's income.
This is because your award is non-means tested.
Postgraduate students
If you're on a postgraduate course, you may need to tell us about an increase in your, your spouse, partner, of civil partner's income, depending on your circumstances.
Your income from employment or self-employment
You do not need to tell us if you have any changes to the amount you're earning from employment or self-employment as this is not taken into account when assessing your bursary award.
Your unearned income
If the unearned income declared on your application was enough to affect your award, it will be visible on your Notification of Award (NOA). We'll ask you for evidence to prove your income later in the academic year.
You must upload a covering letter and evidence demonstrating your increase in income to your MyFunding account.
We'll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
If your NOA does not request evidence of your unearned income, this means the amount you told us on your application was not enough to affect your award.
You only need tell us if there will be at least a 15% increase in your unearned income for the total academic when compared to the total amount you estimated.
You can tell us about a 15% increase by completing the relevant sections of the main application form again and uploading it to your MyFunding account alongside evidence and a covering letter explaining your circumstances.
We'll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
If your current Maintenance Grant award is zero, there's no need to tell us about any increase to your unearned income as there will be no change to your award.
Your spouse, partner, or civil partner's income
You do not need to tell us if your spouse, partner, or civil partner has had an increase in their income during the current tax year.
This is because your initial award would be based upon the previous tax year's figures.
If you've already had a reassessment this year based on an estimated decrease in their income for the current financial tax year, your award may be recalculated again once you've uploaded the required evidence to prove their full tax year's income.
If your award is based on an estimate, your NOA will tell you what evidence we need.
Your adult dependant's income
If you've applied for Adult Dependants Allowance (ADA) and your dependant is not your spouse, partner, or civil partner, their estimated income for your academic year may have been used in your assessment.
This will will be visible on your NOA. We'll ask you for evidence to prove this income later in the academic year.
You must upload a covering letter and evidence demonstrating your adult dependant's increase in income to your MyFunding account.
We'll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
If your NOA does not request evidence of your adult dependant's income, this means the amount you told us on your application was not enough to affect your award.
You only need tell us if there will be at least a 15% increase in your adult dependant's for the total academic when compared to the total amount you estimated.
You can tell us about a 15% increase by completing the relevant sections of the main application form again and uploading it to your MyFunding account alongside evidence and a covering letter explaining your circumstances.
We'll reassess your entitlement within 20 working days and notify you of the outcome by email.
If your current ADA award is zero, there's no need to tell us about any increase to their income as there will be no change to your award.
Your child's income
You do not need to tell us if your child has had an increase in their income during the current tax year.
If you've already had a reassessment this year based on an estimated decrease in their income for the current financial tax year, your award may be recalculated again once you've uploaded the required evidence to prove their full tax year's income.
If your award is based on an estimate, your NOA will tell you what evidence we need.