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Graduates now 'more likely to end up as cleaners', official figures show
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8719784/Graduates-now-more-likely-to-end-up-as-cleaners-official-figures-show.html
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Adult dependants grant?
I am about to start my second year of a part time HNC course. My hubby receives - is,dla and ct benefit and I get ca. My question is wether I would qualify for the ADG? We live in Wales and it is allowed for part time here, When I did a course with the OU (just one year) I wasn't even given PLA and yet when I started last…
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PGCE Government bursaries - scrapped for one year only in 2011 - totally unfair
Hello Everyone. Earlier this year the government made the decision to scrap bursaries in their entirety for the majority of PGCE courses starting in September this year. This decision was made extremely late in the day, once all applications had been made & interviews attended. When the government announced their decision…
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Childcare Grant
I'm so confused with the childcare grant - does anyone know how I can find out how it is calculated? SFE say I am not eligible for anything from the CG, despite being eligible for the full maintenance grant. I have 2 children and my childcare costs are nearly £1200 a month, if I don't get some help with the nursery fees…
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No subsidised travel for college kids as of April!
Hi all, I wonder how many will be affected by the new rules (April 2011) where local authorities decide whether or not to subsidise travel to and from college? Mine decided against, sadly. So, if it helps anyone else, I wanted to tell you how to make a saving. If you have tesco vouchers, you can exchange £14 which will pay…
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NUS Extra Card (with Lloyds TSB account)
My daughter is about to upgrade her Under 19 Lloyds TSB account to the Lloyds TSB student account (quite happy with this, have researched). It comes with a free 3 year NUS Extra card. It says it gives discounts on train travel with Cross Country trains, but I can't find out any more information about this, as it's…
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Parent of possible 2012 student - parental contributions
There seems to be alot in the media about the 'poor student' repaying the debt following Uni, but I'm more concerned about whether I/we can afford to to send her and pay the maximum parental contribution that is expected. It seems we are likely to fall into that category. The finance calculations do not take into account…
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special support grant eligibily, help with my finance application, regulations
I have been on ESA since early 2009 and am still on it now. I have also been given CPR due to disability reasons for my application. But I have only received the maintenance grant in my recent assessment a few days ago. I assumed because I am on ESA, because I have been continually treated as unable to work for more than…
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Not moneysaving but....
I had a place at my first choice university...I had to send an email to confirm my place, which I did. However whichever idiot read my email declined my place instead of accepting it. I have phoned the university to try and sort my place out and they accept that I obviously didn't decline it but are unsure if I can have my…
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New! Student Finance Calculator 2012
Hi folks, After a lot of work, we've built and now launched a calculator to help prospective new students in September 2012 work out the true cost of the borrowing they'll take out to go to uni. We'd love your feedback on this - we are looking at adding a few more features once it has bedded in and more info is available…
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Student loans and living overseas.
I graduated from university in 2002. After 4 years I owed the 'Student Loans Company Limited' around £14,000. I started working for an insurance broker soon after graduating. Repayments were automatically deducted from my monthly salary at this time. At the end of 2002, I quit my job and moved to the USA for nearly 2…
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A-Level help
Hi I completed 4 (P1, P2, P3 and M1) of the 6 modules for A-Level maths back in 2002, achieving an A grade in AS-Level (long story!) Does anyone know if I would be able to take the remaining 2 modules to get the complete A-Level? Thanks
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Council Tax for last month of rent. :(
My graduation from Uni took place on the 23rd of June this year. I lived with two other students, one is still studying and the other graduated the same day. Myself and the other student have been billed £180 council tax to split for the last month of rent. According to the Council, the Uni say we are no longer students as…
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Grants and parental income.
As I can't find work and my A level results were better than expected I have made a late application through ucas. I am now starting to try and finance the next 3 years. My Dad had a stroke in January 2009 and then an aortic dissection in January of this year. He gets DLA and Mum carers allowance and Dad also gets ESA.…
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Should i get a student bank account?
I'm trying to sort out all my finances ready for university, and was wondering if i should open a new student bank account for university. Currently i have a very basic account with HSBC which i opened when i started college just for EMA. Basically, what goes in, can come out. I can't go over. I've worked out that with my…
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fake student finance emails?
I've had a couple of fake emails from 'student finance' asking me to log on through a link to sign some forms. I could only tell it was fake from when I hovered over the link and it came up with a weird named web site. Just wanted to warn others as it is very realistic. Haven't got the foggiest how they have got my email…
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Student possesions insurance
Hi, My son is off to uni in September and we are currently trying to sort everything out. We want to get him some possesions insurance as to be honest his 'halls' insurance is pretty naff. We have had a quote from Barclays for just under £90 for £2000 worth of possesions including 'accidental damage'. He has a very…
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Advice needed estimated income for SFE now we have an increase in income
I am due to start my first year at uni this september and I've had all my finance stuff sorted for a while. However, my partner has just been given a car allowance in work to the sum of 3000 per year. We thought this was great but after tax, NI, student loan deductions for my partner and the reduction in child tax its not…
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student books
My Daughter is starting her Primary with QTS at Edge hill sept. She has just downloaded the information on the books she will need. The ones she definitely needs to buy and take on her first day total £135. Apart from Amazon Ebay is there any other sites to source the second hand books that she will need?
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To get a student loan or not 2012
We already have one son at uni who has the mimimum student loan and fees loan. We have another due to start in 2012. Both very luckily have savings from their grandparents and godparents so their debts won't be as horrendous when they graduate although they will still owe some. Should our youngest use her savings rather…
