£2,024 a year, tax-free, never repaid. Most student parents in England skip the box on the Student Finance form that unlocks it.
Parents' Learning Allowance pays full-time undergrad students with a dependent child up to £2,024 a year. It does not affect your maintenance loan. The catch: you only get the full amount under the official 2026/27 household income threshold of £18,957.98.
The biggest mistake is leaving the dependants section blank on the Student Finance application.
Full 2026/27 breakdown of who qualifies, how to claim, and how it stacks with the Childcare Grant: link in the first comment.
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Full breakdown: https://unistart.app/blog/parents-learning-allowance-uk-2026-27
More UK Student Finance routes for EU & mature students: https://unistart.app/funding