Stand-down - for Unemployment Benefit Student Hardship

This is the waiting time from when you qualify for the Unemployment Benefit Student Hardship (usually after your last exam) until the time you are entitled to your benefit (your payments start even later because you're paid a week in arrears).

You won't get paid during a stand-down. If you have a partner or a child and you're in hardship because your Student Allowance has stopped and you're waiting for your benefit to start, you may be able to get the Student Allowance Transfer Grant.