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Archives for June 2010

College Dilemma
So after failing my HNC due to personal reasons. I have to resit but saas wont refund me for a HNC, but my head lecturer has been very understanding on my situation. He said i could get a fee waiver. I am currently signed on *dread* but will i still be able to get a college bursary because i dont think £100 every 2weeks is…
Question of the Week: Is a student grant affected if the student has ISA savings?
Q. Does a Student grant get affected if that student has got savings in a cash ISA? Will the Grant be dependable on how much saving he or she has got? Kalpna, by email. Martin's A. If you’re applying for a Maintenance Grant to help with accommodation and other living costs while on a full time uni course in England, as…
Special Support Grant and Disability Premium
I was looking in the Special Support Grant because I have a disability and I am possibly entitled to it (a person at my Uni mentioned it when I was asking about financial support) but I am not sure what the Disability Premium is. I have never heard of it outside of the context of the Special Support Grant so I am not sure…
Financial Help For A Second Course
Hi, I was wondering if anybody could help with my current predicament. I completed two years of a degree a few years ago but due to numerous reasons did not return for the third. I have since resolved the issues and I have been accepted onto a new course. However, as I took out a student loan on my first degree I am now…
SAAS funding help
Hi there, I'll try keep this short. This is my 2nd year at uni coming up. Just spoke to a friend who got travel expenses back (350 pound or so) just by filling out a form and sending it away, so I thought I'd ask here. From the income support calculator on the SAAS website, it says that I'm entitled only to the 605 pound…
Help Please - Student Loans on Placement years
Does anyone know the rules for Student Finance on unpaid placements? From what my department have told me, I am only entitled to the non-income assessed maintenance loan and none of the maintenance grant, not having the maintenance grant means that the uni wont give me the additional bursary either (£900 at my uni). This…
Another article on being paid for work experience
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10434464.stm
Where can a 16 year old get a job?
Daughter has just finished her GCSEs, and is ideally looking for a part time job over the summr, which she can continue into Sixth Form. She has sent a CV out to a fair few shops, but had no joy yet. However, I think she's setting her sights too high, wanting to work at Top Shop etc. Just wondering where you all have your…
Uni application - someone help me !
Hey everyone, I have just had an update on my Uni application. 2 of the courses I applied for now have conditional offers. The condition is that I get 240 UCAS points. My course is only worth 100 UCAS points, which they will know from my application. Does that mean I've not got on the course? Or are they considering me as…
Claiming rent for living at home
Now DS has finished his first degree and as he has no immediate working future he starts by living at home and claiming JSA. How can he claim rent charged to him by his ever loving parents?
Moving from NI to Manchester for Uni
Hi all, not sure whether this would be the right place to post this but here goes: I'm planning on moving to Manchester to do a postgraduate course, and my partner and I are having trouble figuring out how to move stuff from where we're staying in Belfast to Manchester, we want to move a desktop computer (no monitor), a…
Anyone attended/attending University open days?
We went to Nottingham University yesterday and it was huge! Lots of walking and it was very hot. If anyone is thinking of going make sure you have comfortable shoes. I was quite impressed but I'm only the mum! Daughter liked it but others to see. Wednesday her Dad is taking her to UCL London. Perhaps others could post…
Repeat year refused
Forgive me if this is in the wrong place but I didn't know where to put it (or who else to ask!). My son has missed the best part of this year (his 1st) due to illness, he's had a really horrific year that resulted in stress and anxiety related depression, we sent medical notes in and he finally turned the corner around…
Train Prices. :|
Hi, i'm wanting to visit a few university open days but i've been finding that train prices are ridiculous! The cheapest i can get a one day anytime return to Warwick from Southport is £77. Im probably going to get a rail card which knocks a third off but thats still £50.82 which is still rather expensive. I've tried…
OMG how do you manage - financially
My son gets his letter today from student finance, and we have just sat and worked out that the first term of 15 weeks he will have £398 for the whole term to live off this is after his self catered accomodation is paid for which means he will have £26.53 a week for food, laundry etc, how do you manage! We will help him as…
Housing Benefit for Post Grad ?
Is my son eligible for housing benefit? he is going to be a post grad student in September or possibly in a 17 week training course. he has stayed in his rented accommodation and needs some help with rent. Whichever course he does it would have to be completely self funded. He also has a part time job for about 16 hours a…
No references.
I was hoping to apply for a few courses for this year(I know its late but worth a shot) Anyway, I've just realized that I'm supposed to have a reference and I have no way of getting one. I'm 22(so technically a mature student?) have been out of school since 18 and my school has been knocked down so I can't get an old…
Moving out of home for the first time advice
I'm still a student, but I'll be moving into a shared flat in a few weeks probably. I was just wondering if anyone had any first home advice. I'm also planning on getting a rescue cat for the flat, and the landlord is ok with it. I asked first, and was told to just sign a pet declaration, and pay for any pet damages. To be…
2nd job tax.
Hi there everyone. My daughter has found a job that currently is 45 hours a week until the 3rd year term starts in september, then the hours will be reduced. We understand the tax for this job, but she has now been offered a 2nd job that is 6/7 hours employment at random times throughout the next few weeks. what is the tax…
Student with partner turned 25 - impact on financial support?
My partner is a FT student and has just gone to apply for his financial support for 2010-11 and it suddenly asked about my income when it never has before. After a bit of digging I've discovered this is because he will turn 25 before the start of the next academic year and suddenly I have become relevant when I never was…

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