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We can only process your grant when we have these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please keep the receipts of your provisional licence order, materials, theory test booking, first lessons, etc, for 12 months from the date you bought your items. We may write to you and ask you for these in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"expander expander--minimised \">\n            \n\n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n<button class=\"expander__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expander-content\">\n            \n    \n    \n    \n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>How long do I have to use my grant?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"expander-content\" class=\"expander__content\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>You must use your grant within 12 months from the date of your Family Fund award letter.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"expander expander--minimised \">\n            \n\n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n<button class=\"expander__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expander-content\">\n            \n    \n    \n    \n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>Can I use some of my own money to add to the amount on the grant?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"expander-content\" class=\"expander__content\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>Yes. If the total bill is more than your grant amount, you will need to pay the difference with your own money. You will also need to keep all your receipts as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"expander expander--minimised \">\n            \n\n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n<button class=\"expander__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expander-content\">\n            \n    \n    \n    \n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>I have an issue with my grant, who should I contact?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"expander-content\" class=\"expander__content\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>For any issues with your driving lessons or tests, please deal directly with your driving instructor and driving school.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how to use our driving ambitions grants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2483,"parent":780,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_mixd_wp_review_post_reminders":[],"_mixd_wp_review_date":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-813","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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