Studying should not affect your eligibility for child tax credit, and most student funding is ignored when calculating your (or your partner’s) entitlement. However, a change to the number of hours that you are working may affect your eligibility for working tax credit.
We recommend that you inform the relevant authority if you become a student and do seek advice from a student adviser in the university’s student services department.
Studying may affect your eligibility for and entitlement to state benefits, particularly if you study on a full-time course.
Several types of benefit may be affected.
Even if you remain eligible to claim, entitlement to certain elements of student funding may still reduce your (or your partner's) benefits (including if you are entitled to a student loan but decide not to take it or all of it). It is recommended that you seek advice about this as early as possible.