Under 20 & Undertaking Qualifying Course of Education

A person can be disregarded if the following criteria are met in full:

• Aged under 20
• Not undertaking a full time course of education
• Undertakes more than 12 hours of study per week
• The course is for more than 3 calendar months
• The course is not one of higher education
• The course is otherwise than correspondence
• The course is not undertaken as part of a persons employment (day release etc.)
• The course is normally carried out during 8.00am to 5.30pm
• The time criteria must consist of tuition, supervised study, exercise or project work.

Please contact the Council to request a claim application form. The form should be completed in full and returned to the Council along with a certificate of student status or full written evidence from the provider to support the application. Following approval, a revised bill of account will be issued.

Where students fall to be disregarded under the above provisions, exemption Class K ,Class M and Class N may also apply.  See details under Exemptions