Proof of household income

The income information you need to apply for the Dental Student Support Grant depends on whether you’re a ‘young student’ or an ‘independent student’.

Young students

You are a young student if all the following apply on the first day of your course. You:

• are under 25 before at the start of the academic year
• do not have a dependent child at the beginning of the academic year
• have not supported yourself financially outside of education for 3 years
• are not married, in a civil partnership or living with a partner

Your household income is the combined income of you and:

• your parents
• your parent's partner (if they live with your parent)
• your parent's civil partner (if they live with your parent)
• your legal guardians

Independent students

You are an independent student if one of the following applies:

• you’re over 25 years of age before the start of the academic year
• you have a dependent child at the start of the academic year, who lives with you for most of the week
• you have not supported yourself financially outside of education for 3 years
• you have no living parents
• you’re married, in a civil partnership or live with a partner your course starts
• you’re estranged from your parents

Find out about student finance for estranged students in the SAAS funding guide.

Your household income is the combined income of you and your:

• husband
• wife
• civil partner
• partner