| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Inclusive Education |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 30 Oct 2021 |
Funding
Aside from student loans, UK student carers are more likely to be in receipt of other forms of financial support, such as grants and discretionary funding from their institution (NUS ). However, the NUS () reported that half of UK student carers felt that there was insufficient financial support available through both their institutions and the government. Furthermore, a qualitative report undertaken on healthcare students who were also carers found that by attending university full time, they had to relinquish their right to carers allowance issued by the UK Department of Health (Kirton et al. ). This is surprising given that most student carers who attend university full-time report no reduction in the number of hours they spend caring as often they remain living with, or near the cared for individual (Burford et al. ; Day et al. ; Kettell ; NUS ). This may, in part, explain why a greater proportion of student cares in the UK opt to undertake part-time study (NUS ). It must be noted that all literature was interpreted in consideration of the UK context. Financial support may differ between countries, but it is likely that the experiences of student carers are comparable.
Keywords
- Caregivers
- long-term care
- mental health
- scoping review
- students
- university