Hi all,
So far I've had a letter from SFE stating that for this course I don't need a Needs Assessment (because the course is nearly at an end) and that funding has been approved for non medical helpers and the general allowance.
I know that I can claim back the cost of printing costs, paper etc, but wondered if I will be able to claim back the cost of some books I have bought. I find it difficult to work with a book for an essay without having access to it the whole time I am writing the essay (eg only having access to a book in the library or having to return a recalled book doesn't work for me). Because of this I have bought quite a few books, especially for my dissertation as I've now been working on it for over a year. Most of the books were pretty cheap (only a few pounds each).
What other things can i claim through the general allowance? I don't want to be seen as taking advantage but at the same time I don't want to miss out on claiming back for something I am entitled to. I buy a lot of folders, subject dividers, plastic wallets etc to help me keep organised, it's one of the ways I manage my learning difficulties, but I don't want it to look like I'm just claiming for a load of stationary I don't need. It's not as if I buy expensive stuff either, usually just the sort of things you can find in supermarkets. The only 'expensive' things I buy are the ink cartridges for my printer but I obviously can only buy the ones for my specific model so they are a fairly fixed price.