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Student MoneySaving
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Student property
Our daughter is studying in Edinburgh, and will start her 2nd year in the autumn. We are thinking of getting a flat for her. Will it be smart to buy the flat in her name, and is there any benefits for her as a student if we do?
Private College/Living Away Under 18 Help?
Hi Our daughter is going to be starting a private college in Blackpool in September. The fees are approx £1800/term x 3 terms and she will be living in Blackpool 3 nights/week at approx £15/night. I wondered if she would be eligible for any financial support since she is not taking a government funded college place and/or…
Advice needed about deferment and potential loan cancellation dates
Hi, I took out 3 student loans in 1997, 1998 and 2000. I have never reached the threshold for repayment and have deferred the loans ever since. A few years ago the loan I took out in 1997 was sold off to Thesis, and the other 2 were sold off to Erudio. I had no problem deferring repayments until this year. I received my…
Alumni discount not applied
Hi all, I recently graduated and then completed my teacher training at the same university. It was only at the graduation did I notice a sign that said that alumni from the university should receive a 10% discount. I emailed the university and they responded with: "I am sorry but you should have applied for the Alumni…
Student Loan Income Assessed
Hi, could someone please inform me if when calculating the amount I pay back off my student loan, is it 9% over the threshold of my salary, before or after tax, so I can check if what I am paying back is correct please? Thank you
Online Tutor
Just wondering if anyone has ever used MyTutor and whether you would recommend it or not? My daughter is taking her GCSE's this year and is struggling with her science's.
Returning to university after illness
Hi all Due to a period of terrible health and complications I have had 5 years previous study. My health is now excellent as the issue was taken care of and I would like to return to FT education however apparently SFE can invoke a regulation stating you are no longer suitable for funding regardless of CPR. Could anyone…
Student Loan & Pension
Hi all I retrained as a teacher in my early 50s following redundancy from my previous career & have a student loan which covered fees & living expenses for 1 year. I have paid a tiny amount off it as my pay thus far has only briefly topped the minimum level. However, I am now facing something of a problem. My health has…
Student Loan - Household income & confidentiality
I have a couple of questions about the assessment of household income for student loans. I am a divorced father, and my daughter lives with her mother. Firstly, if I needed to fill in an income questionnaire, are the results kept confidential - ie used to notify the amount of loan available, but finer details not disclosed…
Parent uni contribution
My dd is starting uni in sept, and we’ll be applying for help with living costs and tuition fees, my question is do they just take the parents income or can you include other circumstances? Our income is self employed so at the moment we are border line as the any financial contribution. However we have debt and next year…
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