Financial Support and Course Costs
Learners on eligible income-related benefits and their dependants may be entitled to a fee concession – that is, their tuition fees may be waived or reduced. Not all courses qualify for fee waiver. In addition, there are some funds available to help with course fees (for those not on income-related benefits), accreditation fees, books or equipment, and childcare. You will be asked for evidence of financial hardship, eg proof of benefit, evidence of low household income (usually below ￡15,276 gross a year) or difficulty in balancing income and expenditure. Help is limited to three courses a year.

Evidence of benefit status
If you are entitled to a fee concession, please send evidence of your benefit status to the branch contact or local WEA office (or bring it to the first class).

 

 

Multiple course fee discount

If you are a full fee payer and attend two or more courses at the same time you will receive a 10% discount on the second or further courses. The full fee is payable for the longest course.

 

Refunds
If you withdraw from a course before the third meeting you will receive a refund less a charge for administration. No refund of fees will be given after the third meeting. If we cancel the course you will receive a full refund.

 

Age Eligibility

Learners must be born on or before 1 August 1992 to be eligible for WEA funding.

 

The cost of your course

The WEA receives funding from the Government to subsidise our courses, which helps us keep fees as low as possible. Without this funding, our fees would be considerably higher than those shown in the brochure. The full fee in 2011/12 would be ￡7 per hour, but we are able to lower this charge provided we collect the following information from you:

 

Date of birth

All learners will be asked to provide their date of births at the time of completing an enrolment form. Where this information is not provided to us, the full course fee will be payable.

 

UK Residency

Learners who have not been resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years will be required to complete a Learner Eligibility Form and provide appropriate evidence to us. Where this information is not provided, the full course fee will be payable.

 

FEES FOR COURSES

 

1. Full fee

The full fee for a course is shown after its course description.

 

2. Multiple course discount

 

If you are a full fee payer and attend two or more courses at the same time you will

receive a 10% discount on the second or further courses. The full fee is payable for

the longest course.

 

3. If you receive any of these benefits you will not pay a course fee:

 

• Jobseeker’s Allowance (income or contribution based)
• Income Support
• Employment and Support Allowance (income-related)
• Working Tax Credit, with a gross household income below ￡15,276 a year
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Benefit (but not Council Tax discounts)
• Asylum seekers in receipt of a letter from Asylum Support (AS) and who have been
• in the UK legally for six months
• Pension Guarantee Credit only
• If you are an unwaged dependant (as defined by Job Centre Plus) of someone who
• receives the income-related benefits listed you will not pay a fee

 

 

If you are entitled to a free course, please bring evidence of your benefit status

when you enrol.

 

 

Click here for booklet “Services for Learners - A Guide to Financial and other Entitlements” for more information. (NB the booklet is in .pdf format.)