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Housing benefit and student childcare costs query
Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there could give me some advice as to what my entitlement is... The benefits officers at my council continually fail to reply to my specific questions and I am in a situation that to me seems totally unfair.. I'll explain. 4 years ago I split from my husband and was at the time working…
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Taking Out an Overdraft to make money: Advice Please
Hey there, I'm half way through my first year nearly, and as yet, am not a single penny in the red. I've been thinking of changing this however. Currently, I have a RBS student account, and I am planning to apply for an overdaft facility on it this week, and tomorrow I am opening a Bank of Scotland student account with an…
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Lloyds TSB student account and Ipods
just looking for some advice really i'm a 3rd year at the mo, and just opened a student account. i went to lloyds because they were advertising the free ipod. when i opened it, i asked the guy when i would get my ipod, and he said "put in £500, and it will be sent to you within 28 days" so i waited the 28 days and still no…
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New NUS Card?
Hey, ive got an old nus 2005/2006 card and the new one is white and says on nus site that you cant get discounts from shops with this one and you will have to get an extra card, is this true?
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Ema and child support
I am a single parent and work full time. My daughter will be entitled to an ema because of my income level. I sometimes get money from her father which has been set a high amount by the csa as he is a high earner. His payments are unpredictable though. Will her ema be reduced because of this child support? My tax credits…
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Not money saving, but could you fill in my quick questionnaire?
Would be much appreciated if you could fill in a questionnaire for my disseration, it takes less than 2 minutes and all the questions are multiple choice answers so not much thinking involved! Thanks, it's at http://www.beill.co.uk/questions
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No more student discount on HMV.co.uk
Just logged in and got this: NUS Update Notification of status change. You are no longer registered with HMV.co.uk as a student. Your NUS number has expired. If you are still a student please update your registration details with your new NUS number. I'm guessing it's because my number is from the 'old' (free) card instead…
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Mobile contract for International Student
Hi all My friend is an international Student in salford Uni Manchester. He has just arrivedto UK and opened bank account and also have Maestro (switch) debit card. He wants to buy a mobile on contract with lots of anytime anynetwork minutes. Is it possible to get a mobile on contract for him as he has been living here for…
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students and income tax
my friend told me tahts he doesnt opay incoem tax up to £5000 a year, we are both full-time students but im self-employed, will i not have to pay tax on proffits up to £5000 or does it not apply to self-employed students? thanks :)
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Anyone applied for an RBS student royalties account online?
when you sent you're application back with the necessery ID how long did it take for them to get your account opened (i.e. you recieved your account number and sort code etc)
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Anybody still not got their Student loan through?
My son has`nt, he`s been chasing it up for a couple of weeks, today he`s been told that the person whose dealing with his , is away on holiday! only back on monday. Rant over!:mad:
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Opera House Belfast
You can get half price tickets for shows if you go to the ticket office between 6 and 7pm on the night of the show, if there are any left. I wasnt asked for my student card so i assume its open to everyone.
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R85 form-claiming back savings tax
I started uni in October, having previously worked full time. I have a Alliance & Leicester Online saver issue 2, and received the annual interest recently which i paid tax on. Can I claim this back? Also my current account is with Alliance and Leicester which pays 5% interest every month which presumably I also pay tax…
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Exam Calendars
Does anybody know of a good calendar to record all exam dates for my sons GCSEs next year? I know its abit early but I normally buy him a calendar as a stocking filler and would like one that we can clearly mark when each exam is so we are all aware as he is quite forgetful and lazy so some structure will help him…
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How much does it cost to become a Chartered Accountant?
If I were to finance the exams, tutors etc myself? What sort of price would I be paying?
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A Levels or BTEC - are they really equal?
Hi My brother is currently in his last year at school and choosing what subjects to choose at college/ 6th form. The issue here is that he's good at sports and MAY want to carry this on to a career. However he's not sure on what he eventually wants to do. At his local 6th form they offer a 6 unit BTEC in sports science…
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Degree on the cheap...
Im currently doing a Foundation Degree part-time at my local college, 2 lectures a week and takes 2.5 years to complete. Then its a year at uni full time to top up to an honours degree. Doing the first 2.5 years part-time is great because i can still work 25 hours per week and i dont need any student loans until im in uni…
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soo blinkin fed up!!!!!
What is the usual etiquette?.. Just done a seminar with another person. We split the topic between us and I gave her copies of all my notes and research etc.. she hasn't done the same and I'm sooo :mad: She's ignoring my emails and txt messages so nothing much else I can do is there? :confused: Essay is due in on friday…
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Windows XP Cheap for Students
I've heard rumors about being able to get Windows XP cheap if you are a student, but despite my best efforts I cannot find mention of it anywhere. Can anyone point me to a link where I may be able to order a copy with the help of my student card? many thanks in advance, Don
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EMA problems.
I have twin daughters at the local college,both having problems. One hurt her leg quite badly during her martial arts class and was unable to walk for a week.She `phoned the college to tell them. They turned down her ema for that week and told her that she had one week in which to appeal.The letter was dated after the last…
