Concessions Guide

100% Concession

We offer a 100% concession to people:

• Who are in receipt of Unemployment benefits - Job Seekers Allowance* or Employment Support Allowance*
• Who are in receipt of Low income - If you are employed with a salary of less than £20,319* (or £23,302.50 in the Greater London Authority Area). Please note, this is only for learners who are not drawing a pension (state or private).
• Who are in receipt of universal credit and earn less than £617 a month (sole claimant) or £988 per month (as a joint claimant)*
• In receipt of other state benefit (from the list below), earn less than £617 per month as a sole claimant, or £988 per month as a joint claimant AND be either unemployed and actively looking for work or employed working less than 21 hours a week and looking to progress into more sustainable employment. Note this is only allowed for course codes ending in FF or AF
  • Bereavement Allowance
  • Bereavement Support Payments
  • Carer's Allowance
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Guardians Allowance
  • Housing benefit
  • Incapacity benefit
  • Income support
  • Industrial Injuries benefit
  • Personal Independence Payments
  • Severe Disablement benefit
  • War Widow's/Widower's pension
  • Working Tax credit
• You do not already hold qualifications equivalent to a full level 3 or above and the course code ends in AF (course is a 'Free Courses for Jobs' qualification)

*These concessions are available to eligible learners enrolling on courses ending in PF up to a maximum of 108 guided learning hours per subject area per year. There is no guided learning hours limit for courses ending in FF. The subject areas are:

• ICT
• Performing Arts
• Creative Arts
• Physical activity
• Health and Social Care
• Humanities
• Languages

50% Concession

We offer a 50% concession to people:

• Who are enrolled on Positive Steps 50% financial pathway
• Who are in receipt of the following benefits or are unwaged dependents of those in receipt of the following benefits:
  • Bereavement Allowance
  • Bereavement Support Payments
  • Carer's Allowance
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Guardians Allowance
  • Housing benefit
  • Incapacity benefit
  • Income support
  • Pension credit
  • Industrial Injuries benefit
  • Personal Independence Payments
  • Severe Disablement benefit
  • Universal Credit (if you earn more than £617 per month as a sole claimant or £988 per month as a joint claimant)
  • War Widow's/Widower's pension
  • Working Tax credit

20% Concession

We offer a 20% concession to people:

• Aged 65 and over
• Who are enrolled on Positive Steps 20% financial pathway
• Who are enrolled on Positive Steps 20% accessibility pathway

10% Concession

We offer a 10% concession to people:

• Who are an employee or are retired from the emergency services. The emergency services include the Police service, the Fire service, National Health Service and the Armed Forces
• Who are an employee of Kent County Council
• Who are enrolled on Positive Steps 10% financial pathway

Specialist Concession

For British Sign Language courses of any length, D/deaf and hard of hearing learners can receive a 100% concession.

For British Sign Language courses of 20 hours or more, Family members of a D/deaf or hard of hearing person can receive a 50% concession.

Positive Steps

Positive Steps is a dedicated social prescribing package. The scheme has been specifically designed to address some of the barriers to learning that people may face, therefore helping to make the first step into learning more achievable. The scheme includes a distinct set of pathways, onto which we will accept referrals via a link worker, community connector or any health professional.