Can my daughter get support for Higher Education?

My daughter had finished her A-Levels and is planning to attend university. I am unable to help fund my daughters fees - a 9k tuition fee and 5k accommodation cost per year. Her father only does the bare minimum for her by paying child maintenance, he never visits or contacts her.
He has now finished paying child maintenance, however I have heard my daughter could go to court and apply for uni support/maintenance off her father. Does anyone have any information on this process?

Many thanks

In theory she can take both parents to court to support her. What does he earn? He may also not be able to help fund her fees but she will be able to get student loans.

I am in the same situation with a daughter starting. Can you tell me the name of the court form to do this? Mydaughter would like to take the matter to Court.

My understanding is that if there is a pre existing order from the court ( not CSA) then the child cannot apply to the court, you, however, can apply to have the existing court order extended for a first degree.

If there is no pre existing order the child can apply themselves.

The hope is that a Father who has paid for his offspring over the years would want to provide support for University.
Applying to court will do nothing for the parent child relationship.

This is a contentious issue, some would say that with a part time job young adults should be financially independent of both parents.
My 4th daughter is just going to Uni and without her Father''s support life would be very tough. Many do not realise that the loans available pays for tuition fees and only part of accommodation costs.

One very experienced Judge told my x husband and I that if we had remained married our expectation was that all the children would attend University and that the children should not be penalised just because we got divorced

The Judge would seem right in theory when he suggests that the children should not be penalised when their parents divorce. However, in practice, once two people separate or divorce, there are usually two homes and two sets of bills to be paid. Not
easy if the parents are on average or below average incomes.