Check if you might be eligible for a widening access offer 

Use our tool to find out if you might be eligible for a widening access offer and what you need to do next.

What happens next?  

You might be eligible for a widening access offer 

If you think you might be eligible for a Flag or Plus Flag , it’s important you complete all the relevant fields on your UCAS application . Your teacher or advisor can help you make sure the fields are properly completed. 

Once we have your application, we will assess it to see if you qualify for a Flag or Plus Flag .  

What happens if you’re eligible for a Flag

What happens if you’re eligible for a Plus Flag

You’re not eligible for a widening access offer 

If you are not eligible for a Flag or Plus Flag widening access offer, you may have faced other challenging circumstances you want us to be aware of.  

What challenging circumstances are and how to tell us 

If the checker has said you are not eligible, but you think this is incorrect, you can find more detailed information on the criteria we use to assess your application on our Widening access criteria page: 

Check the criteria we use to assess your eligibility