Whenever this debate comes up people always point out the difficulties of raising a family on £10k p.a.
On my course of 30+ people only 1 had children, and unfortunately they didn't get through the college.
I was 24 when I joined NATS and was one of the older ones on my course.
What I am saying is I think £10k p.a. for 9 months whilst studying at the college is not a lot of money however it is not an unreasonable amount for a young guy/girl to live on. And the majority of NATS students are young guys/girls.