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Plan 1 and 2 student loan
Hi, I have a plan 1 and 2 student loan. If my salary is 43,000 what would my student repayments be?
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Advice on funding, returning to uni after being overpaid by SLC
I left university just over 2 years ago, about 1 year and 4 months into a 4 year engineering degree with a foundation year. According to a letter from SLC I got overpaid £5199.40 because I left early. I'd like to do a different degree starting 2021 over 3 years, either computer science or cyber security probably. Would I…
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Old style loan/new course
I went to uni when I was 20 and I'm now 45. I have an old style student loan of £2300 which, because I didn't fill in the forms for a couple of years when my life was a disorganised mess due to MH issues, fell into what they class as "arrears" - even though I never came close to meeting the income threshold which would…
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Student loan repayments HELP Plan 1 and Plan 2 loan
Hello, I am looking for some advice regarding my student loan. I have recently finished a three year degree in Northern Ireland and currently have 21k of student debt which is Plan 1 and I am now moving to Leeds to do a PGCE secondary teacher training degree. I am going to be receiving a 26k bursary and I am debating…
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Student Loan Application
Just completed the supporting applications for daughters Year 2 student loan (covers 18/19 tax return). At the beginning it asks if your income is likely to be significantly affected this year (presumably due to Covid) and then clarifies it and says you'll be asked further questions at the end. However those questions…
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Student Loan Interest Rate and Course Costs
Obviously there's not much we can do about it as it stands, but * Given the current BoE base rate, charging 3% interest (+ RPI which was unhelpfully set in March for this year, just before prices plummeted) doesn't seem right. The income thresholds are still appropriate since anyone with a drop in income will see a fall in…
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Covid-19 - miss a year if distance teaching but locked in to uni/tenancy commitment?
I am sure there must be many students considering their options as more universities are indicating thet they expect distance learning from September and possibly for all the 2020/21 year. However, as many will have already signed up for next years accomodation is there actually any option or are they trapped into a…
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M.A. funding bursaries information please
Hello everyone,Our son is about to graduate in English from Cambridge University and has won a place at The Royal Academy of Music in September 2020 to do an M.A. in Musical Theatre. Currently he is unable to meet the cost of the course or his living fees in London. The course costs £16,100 and he is able to apply for a…
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Rent from July.
I may be a little early on this but slightly worried. Daughter is due to start final year this year having spent 3rd year in Anerica. We have completed Student finance and now contacting them to ask for reassessment due to furloughed. As we have no idea when work will resume calculating income is hard. Any suggestions?…
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Applying for a student loan but I have lived in Asia within last 3 years
I am applying from NI for a student loan for a PGCE, but in the last 3 years I have lived for 1 year in Spain and 9 months in Vietnam. Does the fact that I've lived outside of Europe affect my eligibility for a loan?
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Student bank account confusion
Apologies if we're missing something, but can you apply for student loans without a student bank account? All the accounts we've looked at can't be opened without an unconditional offer or results and my son has neither! The UCAS site says applications close on 22 May so how do you apply if you can't input account details?…
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Receiving bursary for study whilst on Furlough advice
Hi, if anyone could help me that would be great, because I am worried and stuck, I will outline the situation firstly, I am/was currently working full time but have been Furloughed as of late March, Back in early February I accepted an offer to go onto a teacher training course starting in September, but part of the…
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Part-time student council tax
Hi all, Im wondering if anyone can help me please. I am a part time postgrad student and a single parent. I have spoken to a lady form my local council who informed me that students don’t have to pay council tax if they’re full time - and then she looked it up in some book she had and confirmed that if you reach a certain…
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Student Finance query
This discussion was created from comments split from: British Citizen - Residency in Question for Student Finance Loan.
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Considering degree course this September
My son is considering accepting a degree course September 2020-he has been offered an unconditional place.He is currently completing the student loan application-if he applies but then decides to either defer starting or not start his course, would the loan also be deferred/cancelled as he will not have started his…
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Does student grant overpayment build interest?
Back in September I recurved a letter from student finance stating I had been overpaid my student grant by £1271. This was due to leave a course early, I then made a payment schedule of £20 a month. That was 8 months ago so £160 should have been paid off, making the remaining balance £1111. However, I am now in a position…
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Student loan repayment - overpaid ?
Hi so I work for a company and my basic wage is not enough to pay back my student loan. However, some weeks I do overtime and I will pay a contribution to my student loan. At the end of the tax year I had contributed £411 towards student loan repayment, despite only earning £1000 over the threshold. By my calculations, I…
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Student finance household income
I am currently applying for student finance and I am wondering what I should put for my household income. Due to the coronavirus my parents incomes have both been decreased so should I put their normal income or should put there current income.
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Guarantee Rent
Before Covid 19 I signed as guarantor for my sons room in halls. Due to a change in circumstances & the unlikelyhood of there being many student jobs available to help him pay the rent, I feel that I may no longer able to guarantee his rent. Does anyone know what the chances are of being freed from this guarantee as my…
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Apply for a student loan
The student loan applications have to be in by 22 May. I have been trying for days and days to get onto the .gov website to apply but the screen simply times out . None of my friends can get on it either. the telephone line has an automated message saying they are unable to take my call. What should I do ? I’m very worried…
