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Advice required re.student daughter allowance
Hi all, need some financial advice re.an issue we are having with my husband's daughter who is starting uni this month. We are very unsure of what to give her, if anything, to help her financially. Basically, my husband took out 2 trust fund policies for his daughter 17 years ago. The first of these has matured, but the…
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Business, Economics, Finance & Accounting Students Promo
Hey If you're a business,finance, economics or accounting student, you can get a free 6 month subscription to Amplify Trading's daily strategy reports. Really useful if you're interested in investing, financial markets etc. To claim, just visit their Facebook page and click on the tab 'Strategy Report Promotion'.
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Help with a somewhat complex Student Finance application/appeal
Hi all, I’ve just today received an offer from Student finance England. I’ve only been given the minimum maintenance grant and will have to pay for the first year’s tuition fee myself. I understand that their decision is “technically” correct, but wrote to them to put my argument forward for why I think I should still…
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Student Finance
Hello, I'm unsure as to what I'm entitled to as my dad has set wages yet my mum is on a 0 hours contract and it's hard to predict what she earns within a year. It's really confusing and she hasn't worked for a whole year yet. thanks in advance!
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Student accounts
My daughter had a Young Saver account at TSB which needed updating now she is 19. Going off to uni, after looking at MSE, she decided to go for Santander's deal. She made an appointment and found she was declined and told to join experian to find out why. The only thing was we had moved house in April and her electoral…
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How Long Will Your Student Loan Last?
This is both quite fun and helpful guys. A good indicator on what to cut back on while at uni. talentcupboard.com/student-loan
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Student Loan for P/T Degree started in 2010
I started my law degree in 2010 and I have funded it entirely myself since then. I work full time and study in the evenings (@ Birkbeck). I am approaching my final year and there is a possibility that I could be made either redundant or to work only a 4 day week (not necessarily a bad thing, I'd get a day a week to study!)…
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SFE childcare grant overpayment
hi, I was wondering if I might have some advice concerning Student Finance England and grant over-payments. I am in the process of completing a three year BSc Social Work that I started in Oct 2011. I am a single mum with no savings and my course was full time (one day at uni, four days at placement). I worked full time…
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If i leave uni early
Hi,Dont know if i am on the correct thread But if my Daughter decides to leave her university early (if she doesnt like the course)How much of the 9k tuition fees would she need to pay back How is it calculated?(providing she does not last the whole year)thanks in advance. Kelly
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Stanley HRT
Forgive me if I'm going about this the wrong way - only just joined MSE and never posted! Probably (?) very bad of me BUT my son happened to leave his bank statements lying around and being slightly concerned how he's survived this summer without much visible means of support, had a quick scan. There have been several…
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Coverage at university for student under 18
Hi Will be putting this in the insurance forum as well in case anyone thinks I'm spamming or something. I've just found out from Endsleigh that my 17 year old son can't get insurance until he's 18 (end of October). His halls (Liberty owned, University linked) provide cover inside the residence, but obviously not when he's…
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Possible to get a Student Account if you're a OU student?
Hi, Just signed up to do an economics degree with the OU. Like the title says, just wondering whether it would be possible to sign up for a student account? :o Do any OU students on here have a student account or do you just make do with your normal one? Thanks!
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Student from USA visa?
I have 2 questions please. Firstly does anyone know the cost of a visa for a resident of the USA to come here to study.... and secondly how EXACTLY does employment regulation and taxation work for such a student? Do they need an NI number? Thanks.:)
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Student Banking
Hi All, i have recently returned to full-time education as a mature student after working un-skilled for 10 years, and i am in abit of a predicamant when it comes to student banking.... I am currently banking with Natwest who i have been with all my life........ I have an ISA with them with a substantial figure in which i…
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Just a small vent about Student Finance Wales!
As the title - just wish a small vent. SFW has made numerous errors for us over the years, including not grasping when we had two sons at Uni, coping with our income dropping or locations changing, Uni's being listed wrongly despite us putting them in correctly... This institution is not the most popular on our household.…
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student finance
wonder if anyone can help with advice for my DD,she dropped out of uni easter of her second year 5 years ago,she is now thinking of going back and has booked a place at an open day heres he situation now she has a son who will be 2 next october,a partner she lives with who earns just under 25k gross,she will live at home…
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help/advice
wonder if anyone can help... My niece is about to start uni and has been told she needs to attend 4 days of enrolment week. Problem is her student finance isn't going to come through until AFTER she's started uni but she has to finance the travel for enrolment before that :( she has no parental support and lives alone with…
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Funding for LPC -legal practice certificate
Hi all I am doing some research on behalf of my cousin. She wants to undertake the above certificate. Has anyone been successful in getting any grants or funding to help pay with course fees?
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Open University Financial Assistance
Hi Everyone, Im new to all this posting but I am unable to find anything like the issue / query I have... so here goes. I am a 25 year old single mother. My daughter is 2 years old. I was going to do an IT degree course this september 2014 in a normal mainstream university. However, since having my daughter I have suffered…
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Help with cheaper transport
Hi my daughter is due to start uni in London in a few weeks, she is not moving to London but planning to commute from outside London (outside greater London too), she will be getting the train into London as necessary and then the tube to her uni, she is planning on applying for a 16-25 railcard, is there anything she can…
