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Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses (TDAE) 💰 

Here’s a clear summary for pharmacy students on how to claim Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses (TDAE) from the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF):

💊 What is TDAE?

TDAE (Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses) helps pharmacy students reclaim extra costs they incur while attending practice placements — specifically travel and accommodation costs that are higher than your normal travel to university.

From 2025–2026, pharmacy undergraduates can access TDAE only (not other NHS LSF grants).

🚗 Who Can Claim

  • You are eligible for and have applied to the NHS Learning Support Fund.

  • The cost of travelling to placement is more than your usual cost to get to university.

  • You submit your claim within 6 months of your placement ending.

💷 What You Can Claim

1. Travel costs (in excess of normal university travel)

  • Public transport: reimbursed at actual cost (keep receipts).

  • Own car:

  • 42p per mile for motor vehicles

  • 30p per mile for pedal cycles

  • Parking, tolls, ferries reimbursed at actual cost.

  • No taxis unless it’s the only reasonable option.

  • Congestion or clean-air zone charges can be included if unavoidable

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2. Dual accommodation costs (if you can’t travel daily to placement)

  • You can claim for temporary accommodation near your placement and your normal term-time accommodation (you must be paying for both).

  • Rates:

  • Up to £82.50/night for commercial accommodation

  • Up to £37.50/night for non-commercial (e.g. staying with family/friends)

  • Provide receipts or bank statements showing payment.

 

3. Additional claims while away:

  • One weekly return trip between normal and placement accommodation.

  • Daily travel from temporary accommodation to the placement site (if in excess of normal university travel).

✈️ Overseas Placements

You can claim for:

  • Accommodation (at UK rates)

  • Travel within the UK or host country (if over your usual travel cost)

  • Insurance, medical tests, vaccinations, visa fees

 

You cannot claim for:

  • Flights to/from the host country

  • Food, admin fees, or placement arrangement charges

🧾 How to Claim

  1. Register for a NHS Learning Support Fund using the link above.

  2. Apply for the Training Grant (to open your LSF account, even though pharmacy students only claim TDAE).

  3. After your placement (or during, if preferred), submit your TDAE claim online.

  4. Upload all receipts/evidence (travel tickets, accommodation invoices, bank statements).

  5. Your university must authorise your claim.

⏰ Key Deadlines

  1. Claim within 6 months of your placement ending.

  2. You can submit multiple smaller claims during a long placement.

✅ Example

  1. Usual travel to university: £5.75/day

  2. Placement travel: £9.00/day
    ➡️ You can claim £3.25/day (£9.00 – £5.75) for your placement duration.

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