Can you still receive Child Tax Credits when receiving teaching bursary (ie £6k) for PGCE?

[allgonebellyup]

just wondering as am a single parent and dont know how i would make ends meet.. the course i want to do is 16months long rather than one year so would prob be part time bursary.

I don't know. I think that there are other means tested benefits that are available to you while you are training to teach, and I don't think that they are loans.....I'll google for you

here

'From September 2006, students in England will also be eligible for a non-means tested grant of £1,200 and be able to apply for an additional means-tested grant of £1,500.'

and this is on top of the £6000-9000 bursery

sorry I can't help you with the tax credits thing

thanks for doing that

CTC but not working part, I am looking at a BSc QTS atm and that was with a bursary (possibly)

I'm doing a part time PGCE and was told by the tax office that the bursery didn't have to be declared