Scholarships

In some cases a client applying for Training Incentive Allowance may also get a scholarship.

Scholarship payments may affect a client's entitlement to Training Incentive Allowance and may also impact on other forms of assistance.

When a scholarship is paid for course fees and other related course costs, these costs or the part of these costs paid by the scholarship cannot be included as a cost for Training Incentive Allowance.

A scholarship which includes a payment for living costs and is paid as a one-off payment or by regular instalments is income for benefit purposes and will be charged over the period the payment represents.

Any scholarship paid directly to the client may also be considered an asset for the purposes of assessing entitlement to supplementary assistance.