IT Tech Support - Getting My Foot In The Door?

Ok I'll go ahead and apply for some HNDs as well as apply for the IT Access course.

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Hi guys, I am in a pretty bad position to say the least but would absolutely love some advice since I have no one else to turn. My current position is this:

I am 24 years old.
Left school with no GCSE's (I can't remember exactly but I got a bunch of D, E and F grades)
Left College In 2009 with a Pass in BTEC IT Practitioners Level 2 and a Double Distinction in Music Technology Level 3
Worked In Retail from 2008 up to 2011
Worked part time throughout 2011-2013 for a small company fixing PC's and maintaining a small network (7 PC's) for a charity
Have been unemployed for a year and dealing with the loss of a family member

I would love to work in IT Tech Support but have no idea how I should go about it. I have looked into doing a Level 2 and then a Level 3 apprenticeship but all the Level 2 apprenticeships I have seen here (http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/) require you to have 5 GCSE's A-C

Option 2 is to go college for 2 years and do a Level 3 course and then possibly head into a Level 3 Apprenticeship or into University but for starters I can't afford the course and this option means I'd be out of University at the age of 29. It also means I'd be penniless for the next 5 years give or take

Option 3 is to possibly resit Maths and English GCSE over the year whilst doing a job in retail and then start on my Apprenticeship push? I should have done Option 2 all those years back in 2009 but I was absolutely foolish, a mistake that I have lived with since. Any help or tips as to what I should do would be most welcome.

I would say go for Option 2 but here the catch, instead of going college for 2 years. You can do it in 1 year, yes, I mean 1 year. Through Access to Higher education which is fast track level 3 qualification design for mature students who are 19 plus. Who haven't been in education for awhile and is known to being rigorous at times. Many universities expect it and yeah it means you be out of pocket at times and will end up finishing when you are in your late 20's however doing a degree is an investment. If you study a highly technical degree like Computer science or Computing and gain a placement or do internships and get a good grade (2.1+) then it will be worth the wait and time and effort. It will help you develop your career opportunities.