Student Bursary Support Service

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** Market engagement day on 1 November 2017 in Sheffield, see below for more information** The Student Bursary Support Service (SBSS) is a service to: • process student applications for Care to Learn financial support, which involves eligibility checks of the student (circ 4,000 applications annually) • process institution funding claims for the 16 to 18 Bursary Fund for vulnerable students (circ 4,000 claims annually) • process student application details for Professional and Career Development Loans (circ 38,000 applications/data adjustments annually) • carry out monthly verification of course attendance at educational institutions (circ 4,000 students annually) • carry out monthly verification of child attendance at eligible/registered childcare providers (circ 4,000 students annually) • carry out weekly verification of Ofsted registration of childcare providers (circ 1,000 childcare providers annually) • make payments to eligible/registered childcare providers and education institutions (circ 25,000 annual payments). DfE provides the funds to make these payments on a weekly basis. • provide support for students, education institutions and childcare providers that need additional information and advice (circ 50,000 enquiries annually)