Itchen Financial Support College Transport Meal Credit 2021-2022

Itchen Student Financial Support & Transport Officer Student Services (W29) Tel: 023 8043 5636 ext. 269 Email: [email protected] Itchen Financial Support

Itchen Financial Support (IFS) is a tiered, means-tested support Tier F arrangement based on your household income. Please be aware Tier F (Full Bursary) is available for that a parental contribution to students in the following categories: transport costs will probably be required. This will be calculated • Young person in care on an individual basis, according • Care leavers to financial circumstances and the • Young person claiming Income availability of government funds. • Support in their own name • Young person claiming Universal Tier A • Credit in their own name • Disabled young person who Parent/Guardian’s household • receives both Employment Support annual income is less than £16,190. • Allowance and Living Allowance in This support is to help with: • their own name. • Travel to and from college (contract In addition to receiving support, • buses and Bluestar termly passes) the student will receive a weekly • Essential course materials/ payment of £20 for 30 weeks, resources (see our online shop for provided their weekly attendance is a list to order from) 90% or above. • Essential college trips Tier B How to apply Parent/Guardian’s household 1. Collect an application form from annual income is less than £25,000. 1. Student Services (W29). This support is to help with: 2. Complete your personal details 2. and tick the tier which applies • Travel to and from college (contract 2. to you. Remember to enclose • buses and Bluestar termly passes) 2. your relevant evidence with the • Essential course materials/ 2. application form. resources (see our online shop for 3. Return your completed a list to order from) 3. application form, with evidence, • Essential college trips 3. to Student Services ASAP and 3. certainly before Friday 23 Tier C 3. July 2021. Parent/Guardian’s household Note: Application forms cannot be annual income is less than £30,000. processed without relevant evidence This support is to help with: of your household annual income. Please refer to the application form • Travel to and from college (contract and email transportandifs@itchen. • buses and Bluestar termly passes). ac.uk with any queries. College Transport

At Itchen, we are able to enrol We will do our best to keep students students from all over informed about delays or changes and Southern thanks to due to traffic or other incidents. our contract bus service. Our contract bus service for 2021- To view detailed routes and times, 2022 is £425 for the year, or £450 if please visit www.itchen.ac.uk or the payment is made after the first day website. of teaching.

191: Bishops Waltham/Fair Oak/ Note: Your bus pass will be issued 191: Botley/Hedge End once payment has been processed. 192: Whiteley/Park Gate/ 191: Sarisbury Green 193: Gosport/Lee-on-the-Solent/ 193: Stubbington 194: Bishopstoke// 194: Chandlers Ford/West End 195: Portchester/Fareham/ How to apply 195: Titchfield/Locks Heath/Warsash 196: Hamble/Netley/Weston 1. Collect an application form from 196: Parade/Sholing 1. Student Services. 197: /Baddesley/Chilworth/ 2. Complete your personal details, 197: Swaythling/ 2. tick the bus route which applies 2. to you, and choose the relevant Bus passes will need to be shown 2. payment method. on every route and on every journey 3. For payments being made via you make. Buses will stop on the 3. Itchen Financial Support (IFS), published route, but you must be 3. please return your application sure to flag your bus down. This will 3. form with evidence ASAP, and make it clear to the bus driver that 3. before Friday 23 July 2021, you want the bus to stop, otherwise 3. so that your bus pass can be it will not stop. We advise that you 3. issued at enrolment. arrive at the bus stop at least 5-10 4. If you’re not paying through IFS, minutes before your bus is due, as 3. please see overleaf for payment times will vary slightly due to traffic. 3. methods. Make sure you return 3. your completed application form All transport-related messages 3. to Student Services before Friday to students are published on the 3. 23 July 2021. Please email Itchen Transport (@ItchenTransport) [email protected] Twitter account. You can also track with any queries. your bus using the free ‘Rygo’ app. Online Payments 1. Collect an application form from 1. Student Services. Pay for your bus pass online at 2. Complete your personal details, www.payments.itchen.ac.uk 2. tick the Bluestar section which 2. applies to you and choose the Select ‘Online Shop’ and ‘College 2. relevant payment method. Items’, then follow the instructions 3. For payments being made on screen. Please select SAGEpay 3. through Itchen Financial when making your payment at the 3. Support, you must provide checkout and do this by Friday 23 3. the relevant evidence with your July 2021 in order to receive your 3. application form in order for bus pass at enrolment. 3. your bus pass to be ordered. 4. Return your application form, Bank Transfer 4. along with any relevant 4. paperwork or payment, to Direct bank payments can be made 4. Student Services ASAP but using the following details: 4. before Friday 23 July 2021.

Lloyds Bank Note: Your Bluestar card will be Sort Code: 30-90-86 ordered once your payment has Account Number: 00748230 been processed. Please quote reference: BUS/ “student name”/ “bus number” Meal Credit Cash and Card Payments The provision for students who qualify for free college meals has We much prefer online payments, been extended to those in further however cash and card payments education aged 16-19 and to can be made at enrolment if this is students aged 19-25 subject to a more convenient for you. Learning Difficulty Assessment (LDA) or those on an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC). Bluestar Bus Passes If you feel that you may be eligible, This year we are working alongside you can apply directly through the Bluestar to help provide an easier free college meals checking service service. Our students can now apply at www.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/fe- and collect their termly Bluestar apply. If you would prefer Itchen to cards directly from Student Services: apply on your behalf, an application form is available to collect from Student Services.