Do I count as an estranged student on ucas?

I'm so sorry for your loss ☹️ I know how hard not having that support network can be when you're young, and it can definitely impact your education/school life. Just looked it up, and yes you do count as an estranged student as you have no support from either of your parents (even if you're living with another relative). Alternatively, you could count as a bereaved student depending on how old you were when your mother passed. Here's the UCAS pages for both:
Estranged Students - advice from UCAS for those going it alone
Support for students who have been bereaved as a child | UCAS
Hope this helps.

Thank you for the links!! Yeah, it can be tough not going to lie - especially with everyone else having networks and it being the norm, but I’ll get through it! 🙏 I was 13 when she passed so I’m not sure if I’d qualify or not, but yeah. Okay thanks, so I guess when signing up to apply for the unis I’ll just tick the ‘estranged box’. Thanks for your help.