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student finance application!!
Hi there, I am 28 and have two children and have been a single parent for two years, although I have a partner who lives with his brother, but they are selling their flat so that he can come and live with us. I have decided to become a full time student from september and am about to apply for my student finance but…
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How much money to give son to live on at uni?
Hi there, My son is going to uni in Sept. We are going to be financing him ourselves as we are not uk residents so can't get student loans etc. How much money per month would you say is reasonable for food, buses, laundry etc. We have sorted the accommodation, he is staying in halls. I was thinking he should be able to…
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Fast student cash
Is anyone on this site, is it worth signing up?
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Halifax Downgraded My Student Account
Greetings, I have just finished university in may and recieved my results last week. I had a student account with halifax which was supposed to have a 1 year graduation thing were it stays interest free for 1 year after graduating. I recieved a statement off halifax this morning with interest fee charges from last month…
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Student finance help!
hi i have a few questions which i am hoping for some help with. My student finance account online says i have been assessed, but it has only got me down for a tuition fee loan and a maintenence loan! i have 4 children and my husband will also be a full time student in september, i am working part time at the minute but…
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See a London show - great discounts!
Hi guys! I'm hoping that this will be helpful to people with older children or young adults such as Uni students, who are able to travel to the West End without too much trouble. I don't know this project personally as my DS has only just joined. http://www.mousetrap.org.uk/ Mousetrap Theatre Projects are running two…
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Student Loans Info for 2010/2011 (for the keen ones!)
Recieved an email the other day just for information purposes: Maximum Tuition Fees Chargeable: £3,290 (a 2.04% rise) Maximum Tuition Loan: £3,290 Maintenance - NO CHANGE I was not happy when I saw this. They raise the tuition fees but not maintenance! I can understand them not raising maintenance but the same rules should…
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LPC Loan
I just checked the Natwest LPC loan and it has soared to 7.7%, it was 2.9% for College of Law students a month or two ago. That is insane! Does anyone else offer a loan at a better rate?
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Low Credit Score Applying For Student Account.
Hi, I've seen there are a couple of threads covering this issue, but I cannot find one less than 2 years old and they don't seem to completely cover my question, so I thought I'd start one myself. I'm 22 and am going to university in September as a "mature" student (not that mature, I know!) I have had issues with my…
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Student Loans Repayment
Does anyone know if you start repaying your student loan when you earn over £15,000 before tax or after tax?
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Dijon
Hi! This is my first post so here goes: I'm a 20 year old student and my girlfriend is going away next year to Dijon for her year abroad. I know there is no airport there so there is no chance of getting a ryanair or easyjet flight there, but does anyone know of any cheap ways to get there from the UK (preferably from…
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Karma Insurance gone bust?
Hi I've recently moved house so I wanted to change my address with Karma Insurance and they did it over the phone (which I thought was odd as insurance is usually dependant on where you live (I also live on a ground floor whereas I was on the fourth floor!) A week later I received an email saying they were unable to change…
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Computer deals where you pay deposit and rest of balance later...
similar to another thread on the board so I do apologise, but a slightly different question. obviously a number of companies offer such promotions or 'finance deals' as they call them but does anyone know of companies that offer such to students or the unemployed? I have looked at a lot of the main ones (as i need a new…
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full time student not entitled to anything in summer if partner on jsa?
Hi, i don't know if anyone could advise me on my situation because even the jobcentre etc don't seem to know the answer. Basicly i have two children and am a full time student and as most of you prob know, student loans do not cover you over the summer period. When i was single i claimed income support in the summer period…
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Under 31? £10 flight to Oz with Working Holiday Visa
Aged 18-31? Get a working holiday visa and then queue outside STA Travel on 5 Aug for £10 one way flight. Obviously you'd need to get there early. Working holiday visas: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/417/ Apols if this has already been posted, and no, I don't work for STA. Return of £10 tickets Down Under…
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Commercial debt
I am a second year undergraduate student. I have £3000 in commercial debt, including short-term loans. I am not currently in a position to meet the minimum repayments due to difficulty in finding employment. I have submitted an application to the Hardship fund at my university. I will receive £4196 student support next…
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Can you change from non income assessed to income assessed?
Hey everyone! I've made a big mistake I think, I've gone for non income assessed by accident and I need to change it. Will they change it do you think or will I have to be poor all year?!? Thanks for any help!
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EMA Scotland - income threshold down quite a bit - have I got this right?
Hi everyone My son is 16 over the summer and we had hoped he would be entitled to EMA when he returns to school in August, based on last year's figures. We got a letter from the Education Dept today with some information for those staying on at school for S5 and S6. It appears that if he was in receipt of the EMA already…
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PLEASE! what financial help is available?
Hi everyone, heres our situation. me (27) are fulltime employed and earn about 22K per year. My missus (24) currently fulltime employed on about 14k a year. my missus has now been accepted on the MSc Occupational Therapy course :beer: at the UEA which starts in february 2010 (2 years full time), which is a mix of on the…
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Student grant form HELP!
Hi, ds has just begun to fill in his online form for a student grant, already encountered a few questions he is unsure of what to answer, I'm hoping someone here can help, unfortunately I feel that this will only be the first of many questions-sorry! 1. Form asks if he has any income, well yes he works part-time at…
