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Childcare Vouchers and student grants
Can anyone help? I currently get all student loans and grants including a maintence grant and childcare grant. My childcare costs are aprox £1600 a month (2 under 3). I recieve £255 a week towards this in grant. Now my husband is eligible to join his childcare voucher scheme. Can I claim my grants and the vouchers? I will…
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Student loan for part time course?
The third year of my degree is done part time over two years, can I apply for a student loan for it? All this discussion about student loans made me realise I have no idea what happens about part time courses. The third year starts in January if that is at all relevant, but I probably will be starting it January 2011…
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Single Parent students
Hi all, Are there any single parents on here? How did you find coping financially with a child? I have had my basic loan assesment through from Student Finance but not my income assessed part or any lone parent top up. If anyone has any advice on what support is out there for lone parents I'd be grateful. To be honest I am…
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A Very LONG story!
Ok: I am currently a student about to go into my fourth year at university having spent a year in Paris as part of my course. The year was compulsory. I am age 21, started studying French and History in September 2006. (that may be relevant?!). Last year, before moving out to France I applied for my student loan as normal.…
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Disabled Student Services
My experience of this support service has been very poor. The uni I attend seem incapable of offering help & support to students with mental health issues. When I first started uni, the mental health support officer was leaving & the uni chose not to replace her. So, there is noone who has true knowledge of supporting…
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1st yr Law - here's my reading list. Name your best price please...
Hope this isn't breaking any rules. Forums have too many rules nowadays! My sister begins her post graduate law course in a week and the books list is huge! To save some money I'm hoping past students or 2nd / 3rd yr have some of these which they don't need: Law of Contract: 1. The Modern Law of Contract by Richard Stone,…
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Student digs & Abertay, Dundee
Hi My son found out yesterday that he has been accepted at Abertay University in Dundee. Obviously he is to late to apply for halls of residence and the rooms/shared accommodation we have been looking at are very expensive. I was wondering if there are any peeps on here that know of decent priced, clean and safe…
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AS Levels via Distance Learning
My girlfriend is looking to do a couple of AS/A Levels via home study/distance learning. From my research I can see that there are plenty of companies who do them (NEC, ICS, Oxford, etc). BUT....she would prefer to study at home but with a 'real' college providing the tuition. This is because it is easy to sit the exams…
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Sign the petition to get rid of SFE
here http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/downwithSFE/ thanks vikki
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Have I pay to much tax?
Hi, I need some help calculating my tax. I worked from around 2004-2008, when I went to Uni I quite the job to focus on studying. However just now I have been looking at my past pay slips and wondering if I have been paying to much tax. This would be for tax year 2007/2008 This is my pay slip info 27/04/2007 Total Payment…
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Financial Notification - Assessment of Entitlement
I have received this in the post today, for one of my sons.He has got the bare minimum of non-income assessed loan. Before I get too excited _ how long does it take between getting this notification and actually receiving the money? Also, it says it is a final assessment - am I right in assuming that they are trying to get…
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NHS Student finance
Hi All, Firstly, apologies because I'm sure this question has been asked many times before but I couldn't find any threads that covered everything..so sorry! I'm starting my Adult Nursing Diploma in January and as such will be entitled to the non-means tested bursary. Am I correct in thinking that I would not be a ble to…
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student finance website query
Hi! Hope someone can help! When I log onto student finance direct and click on payments it lists all my loan payments (no grant yet :mad:) and under status it says blocked. what does this mean? do I have to do something to 'unblock' it or does the status stay like that until I am paid? V. confused! I wish the website was…
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When to apply for student loan
Hi all!! i just submitted my ucas app form for 2010/11. Can anyone tell me when to apply for my loans grants etc? does one form cover tution fee loan, mant grant, ssg, lone parent grant etc or so you have to fill in severaly forms??
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Failed assignment, last attempt
I have failed an assignment in university. I have to re submit and I really worried. The assignment is on child abuse as a social problem and how knowledge of child abuse can enhance social work practice. Can anyone reccomend and good books or websites that will help. Thanks in advance
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cheap student travel on first bus....
first are offering students cheap travel for bradford the link is; http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/yorkhumber/bradford/students/tickets.php for £129 a term or https://www.firstgroup.com/students/tickets.php £312 for the full 3 terms.... in my reckoning this will save about £80??? have i worked it out right? just juggle…
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Extending a student visa
I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes ..... I know a 17 year old who is currently in the UK on a 9 month student visa (from an non-EU country). He's just realised that the visa runs out in less than two weeks - why he didn't realise sooner I have no idea. Can anyone tell me how long it…
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student nurses.. help please
I'm going to be starting a nursing post grad degree soon and I'd like to know how other student nurses have survived on the bursary money. We get £120 a week but are not allowed to get any student loans and due to the fact that we'll be working in hospitals/ nights etc part time work is out of the question.. After my rent…
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Parents Housing Benefit - Student Finance
Hi. Was wondering if someone could help me! I'm starting university next week and have all my student finance sorted out and due to receive my first payment on the 21st of September. I'm living at home with my mum whilst I am at university, however she has just applied and has been accepted by the council as eligible for…
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saas help evidence
Trying to prove mums income , sent in tax credits form which has wages but this is not acceptable ? inland revenue just send a copy of this when p60 requested, cant saas accept the tax credits form
