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Financial help for adult learners
Help with learning costs: getting started
Looking for financial help? Get an overview of the funding available, and find out where to go for advice
Help with learning costs: an introduction
Overview of the financial support available
Adult Learning Grant (ALG)
Find out what it is, whether you qualify, how much you could get and how to apply
Fifty Plus In-work Training Grant
Help with training costs if you're starting a new job at 50 plus after being out of work
Other grants and bursaries
Advice on researching what's available through other grants and bursaries
Help with childcare costs
Find out if you can get help with your childcare costs while you learn
Discretionary Support Funds
Help when you need it - from your place of study
Professional and Career Development Loans
How they work, how you repay them and how to apply
Learning for free
Do a literacy or numeracy course, get a first qualification equivalent to GCSEs or A levels - and more
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