Student finance parents income

Hi there all,

I am in the process of completing mine and my husbands income details for my sons student finance and am not sure how to work out for our income details regarding contributions to a personal pension.

It seems that this additional lump sum payment can be subtracted from our income when applying.

My husband made a lump sum payment of £12,000 net, £15,000 gross. Which figure do I subtract from our total income? £12,000 or £15,000?
Thank you in advance.

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  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,135 Ambassador
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    A quick look at the form (assuming it's SFE) says to complete the gross amounts.

    I found that on this form, section 12/part E/Question 1
    Instructions
    • Complete Part E in the same way you completed Part C giving gross financial details for the tax
    year from 6 April 2015 to 5 April 2016.

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  • silvercar
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    One of the questions asks for your pension contributions. So use the gross amount and then put the pension contribution in the relevant box.
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  • kitty5
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    Thank you for your help guys:)
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