Residential Support Scheme

The Residential Support Scheme provides financial support with accommodation costs for learners (aged 16 and over) who need to live away from home to study because their course is not available locally. It covers YPLA and Skills Funding Agency Learner Responsive funded courses of at least 15 hours attendance per week and 10 weeks duration. Most learners applying to the Scheme will be about to study their first full Level 2 or 3. The scheme is administered centrally by the Learner Support Service.

46 specialist colleges (mainly agriculture, horticulture, art and design) do not participate in the Residential Support Scheme; instead, they receive residential bursary funding and operate their own schemes. Learners should contact these colleges direct for details of the support available with the costs of term-time accommodation. Click here for details of the 46 Residential Bursary Colleges.

Application Packs

Application packs for the 2011/12 academic year are now available to order. The application packs contain an application form and guidance notes explaining how to fill in the form.

Learners can order a pack from the Learner Support Service, by calling 0800 121 8989.

Learning Providers can order packs to distribute to learners from YPLA Publications, by calling 0845 602 2260 or emailing ypla@prolog.co.uk, quoting reference YPLA-G-005/2011.

If you wish to order 2010/11 academic year application packs, please quote the reference number YPLA-P-100004.