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Student MoneySaving
Archives for November 2013
Discussion List
Do students Pay tax ?
Okay I know what I think the answer is, but my SIL is adament that I'm wrong. My Son, has got a Year Long Industrial Placement starting in August 2014 and the company are paying him £15K for the year. He has to pay half fees for the year, so that the university can inspect his work and mark his project (bargain or what?) I…
HELP - Student Finance England has lost my passport and claim they never received it
I'm appealing to anyone with any idea of what I can do: I sent my DSA application to SFE together with my passport early September this year. I later called to ask whether I could have the passport back as I was due to take an exam which required my passport as proof of ID. I spoke with someone at student finance…
dropping out of degree courses
Hi, My daughter will be going to Uni in the near future. I find the cost of this daunting. We've been reading up about the student loan, but one thing that isn't clear is what happens if a student fails to complete their course? Do they have to repay their loan immediately or just when they have a job and an income over…
do savings affect a student's eligibility for a student loan.
Hi, Due to an inheritance, my daughter is lucky enough to have isa savings of £25,000. She is doing A levels at the moment and is then hoping to go to university. Our household income is less than £20,000 per annum. Can anyone tell me if her savings will affect her eligibility for a student loan to cover tuition fees and…
Is this normal - exam fees?
Hi All, Just had a phone call from my sister who was a bit upset. She is doing a distance learning degree and they have an exam every month. She has just been told she has failed her latest exam and that she must resist it next month after her December exam and that she has to pay £250.00 exam fees. She has never failed an…
Urgent help needed
My father has lied on my application forms last year, giving false accounts, being self employed and now student finance want me to repay. I can't as I have no money or earnings.I have tried to get help from uni but nothing. I have explained to student finance but they don't help or care. I have now left uni with only 6…
Ahhhh!
I am a student and I have run out of money. My Student loan is less than my accommodation, my parents give me £20 a week (which is all they can afford) and they have given me an extra £100 as being £100 in my over draft. I will get some money after Christmas which will pay off my over draft and give the £100 back to my mum…
Unexpected visit about our Student Daughter?
Hi, A bit of a strange one this... Our daughter who still lives at home with us is currently at Uni studying performing Arts and has been to college before studying the same. We had a knock at the door from two women saying they are from 16-19 education and are just calling to see how our daughter has got on since leaving…
Earnings / Parents Benefits
If my son earns whilst away at Uni, does his income affect my wife & I's means tested benefits like Income Support? What about when he comes home for summer? Obviously, he wants to get a job, but his mum & I need to know what affect it will have on our home situation.
Tuition fees
How can I be charged £2000 in tuition fees when I've not even attended uni this year? Will this impact on my fees for years 2 and 3 once I actually return?
Exploding smoothie
My son shares student accommodation and one of his flatmates left a Sainsburys smoothie alone for a few minutes only to return to find it had exploded all over the kitchen. Despite his brave efforts to wipe it off it still has marked the walls and the ceiling. They are all concerned now that they will lose their deposits…
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