Eligibility rules

To be eligible for WGLG FE, a student must:

• be resident (normally live) in Wales
  
  
• be aged 19 or over on or before the first day of the academic year (1 September)
  
  
• meet the nationality and residency requirements
  
  
• live in a household that has an annual income of £18,370 or less
  
  
• have applied within 9 months of starting their course, and have completed it within 12 months of starting

They must not be receiving funding for the course or programme of study from some other source, for example:

• Work Programme
  
  
• Training Allowance
  
  
• Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
  
  
• Work Based Learning (WBL)

Some students from Wales may be attending learning centres in England. English learning centres may offer Advanced Learner Loan funding to cover the course fees. In situations like this, both Advanced Learner Loan and WGLG FE funding may be available to the student.

We'll assess the household income differently for students who are care leavers. For an eligible student to qualify as a care leaver they must be under 25 at the beginning of their course. 

Students may be considered care leavers if at any point from the age of 14 to the first day of the first academic year of their course:

• they have not been under the legal care of their parents for a total of 13 weeks or more
  
  
• they were under a special guardianship order, or in the custody or legal care of the local authority
  
  
• they've been given accommodation by the local authority for 13 weeks or more

Applicants who were returned to the legal care of their parents between the ages of 14 and 16 might still be considered care leavers.