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Paying student loan whilst at Uni
I've just wrapped up an internship year between my second and third year of uni where I was earning under the minimum amount for repaying your student loan. As a goodwill gesture at the end of my internship I was given a bonus as part of my payslip which, if I earned that much every month, would be over the minimum amount…
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Student Loan Offer warning
Hi I have just received a letter from Erudio offering to settle my account for HALF of the outstanding amount. Wow that sounds to good to be true :beer: Oh wait a minute I turn 50 in a few months and the debt gets written off then! Is this coincidence and they've sent these letters to many people or is this an attempt to,…
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Student Loan Repayment Discrepancy
Hi I attended university from 1999 - 2003 I am at the tail end of paying my student loan off and requested statement history off the student loans company who supplied these within a few weeks of requesting. I went through and matched my payment's against my wage slips and have found a discrepancy from 2007 - 2008.…
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Student loan Pay off Discount
Hi. I got a letter from Erudio Student loans to say that if i pay off 1/2 of the balance remains, they will write off the remainder. What should i do? Will my debt we written off ultimately at a later stage anyway or is this a good offer? thanks
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Parental financial assessment
Hi, My son has decided to apply for Uni next year. I’ve got a pretty good grasp of how the system works, but not sure how they assess household income. I know they use the previous year’s taxable income but do they take into account other children in the family, and do they take tax credits as income too? I’m returning to…
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Multiple student accounts?
I've been looking online to see which banks allow you to have multiple student accounts. I am currently with a Santander student account but have been looking at applying for another one. Does anyone know which banks let you have student accounts at multiple banks? (I will be paying regularly into my account if that makes…
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Student Finance: Anyone left a course early...
?? My son is thinking of leaving his PGCE after just a few weeks, but is concerned about the £££ he has borrowoed, and how SFE will want him to repay it? Has anyone left a degree course or a PGCE and help in this situation??? Thanks
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Council tax query
I’m a full time student. But I have a Saturday morning job, once a week for two hours to make some petty cash... a.m. I still entitled to council tax relief whilst studying ? I am full time.
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Student loan overpayment paid back £2195
Hi, just requiring advice on my situation. September 2017 I started full time university, left in October. Upon leaving had no instruction on paying back money I was given in that time. February 2018 I received a letter and email requesting me to pay back the £2195. After phone calls and messages to student finance I was…
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How to save money
Actually i dont know whether i should post here or not. I get around 200$ pocket money a month. but i am unable to manage it and it get consumed before a month. can you guide me a way to spent it wisely.
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Student Finance Computer Failure! Help
Hi My daughters have recently been asked to pay back £200+ on the student finance they were awarded, as parents we did our bit by entering the HMC details and up to now, no problems, the girls got their money. My girls have now been told that they owe money as it seems an extra dependant was on their forms, basically, my…
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Council tax in empty property
Hi, I recently moved to a new flat, but I had around 1 month left on my contract of my old property. As a student I shouldn't need to pay council tax on my new flat as I'm living there, but what are the rules regarding the month of my old flat when I wasn't living there? Last time I moved I was charged for this time.…
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Student Loan Underpayment on Self Assesment
Hi, I'm hoping I can seek some advice on this. I have always been paid on PAYE however I did a self assessment for TY 13/14 to claim Business Mileage tax relief, essentially I did it once didn't realise I had to do it subsequently (my fault) and in combination with HMRC having an old address I found out recently that I had…
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Can I have more than one student bank account?
Okay, so I'm a student just entering my second year at university and already have one student bank account from last year. I have opted out of having an overdraft and do not plan to open one any time soon. (I gather these are often an obstacle when opening more than one student bank account). Basically, I now want to open…
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Help With accommodation Debt?!
Good afternoon, I'm looking for a bit of advice regarding student accommodation fees. This seems to be an odd case really as in the normal circumstances one would sign a contract before moving into the property, flat or studio. However in this case no contract was signed. It's worth mentioning that I did stay with the…
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Bus travel
I live within 3 miles of my college so don’t qualify for free travel. That means I have to pay £2 a day on the bus. I live just within the 3 miles so it’s quite a walk! Any idea on any loopholes to get free transport??
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Stuent Loan when Overseas
I suspect this has been discussed, but I suppose everyone's circumstances are unique... My Student Loan is repayment system/method 1 (I was at university from 2002-05) I went to Australia in 2012 and didn't return until the UK until March 2015. I didn't tell the SLC company that I was going abroad. I didn't really think…
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