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Student loan repayment gov.co.uk
I currently have about £1800 to pay off. I had started to keep an eye on my balance monthly to calculate the interest in real time (£ not %) and then to decide weather I should pay off this before interest free credit card. I think approx £10 per month is interest. Whereas if I only paid minimum credit card off per month,…
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Uni finance advice needed
My son Child trust fund has just matured and is plannyon using it for driving lessons so Transferring to his bank saving account to use as and when needed does he declare this in his application for uni finance ,first year at university?
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Student Loan Interest
Does anyone know how the interest is calculated on a student loan? I still paying off mine, Plan 1 (England). The interest is 6.5%. Wondering how long it will be before its paid off. Thanks.
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Supporting students and apprentices at the same time
I have 2 children one daughter in their second year of University and one son in their second year of an apprenticeship. As my son is not classed as a dependent even though I am still having to support him financially although not fully. My daughter's student lone is deducted in line with my earnings as I have no…
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Student finance vs using money from Child Trust Fund
My son is due to start university this Sept (24) and is undertaking a 4-year integrated MSCi, which at the current rate will incur fees of £37K (assuming they're not raised in the interim). We've saved consistently in his Child Trust Fund which is due to mature soon (on his 18th birthday) and currently has a value of £34K.…
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SLC repayment confusion
Hi! So basically I have a question regarding SLC loans, as while I do understand the broad mechanism of it, I feel like it's actually very confusing to get contextual help from them because some staff is underprepared and probably don't understand the 'fine print' part of it either. Some of it is just ambiguous altogether.…
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Council tax bill when course has NOT ended
Good day MSE forum members! I need your advice. I know that councils can send a bill for residual council tax to students if the stay beyond the end of their course in a property. However, my son has received one while still having two terms left. The bill appears to be for the third year of his Masters course, which is a…
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Student Loan - Two Jobs One Employer
Hey Guys, Question regarding plan 2 for SLC: The slc website says that if you have two different jobs then the loan is repaid for each one separately. So If the threshold is 30k and you have two jobs earning 20k each, you wouldn't need to repay anything as they are both under the threshold. My question is: would this also…
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Paying Student Loan in retirement?
Does anyone know this? I took out another student loan as a mature student. So some will still be outstanding after I retire. Most loans get wiped at 65 years old. But this one doesnt, it says it gets wiped after 30 years. But that is after Ive retired. So what are the implications? I wont be earning so they cant take…
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Plan 5 student loans - how will they apply to PGCE students?
Hello, My daughter is just finishing her undergraduate degree, so she is on a Plan 2 loan. In September she will start a PGCE. My understanding is that PGCE loans are treated as undergrad rather than postgrad loans, so presumably her new loan will be added to her existing loan. However I have just heard about Plan 5 and am…
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Repayment Threshold 2025/26
With RPI for March in at 4.3%, from 6 April 2025 the repayment threshold for • plan 1 loans will rise to £26,065 (24,990 x 1.043 rounded up) • plan 2 loans will rise to £28,470 (27,295 x 1.043 rounded up) • plan 4 loans will rise to £32,745 (31,395 x 1.043 rounded up) The following repayment thresholds are currently frozen…
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Student finance application 2024
Iam seeking help as we are trying to fill in application for DD University. We are supposed to declare taxable income what do I do if my income is Non Taxable? I.e in p60 tax deducted 0. Tax code NT (non taxable) should I still declare it. Also same for partner pension wise . I'm so confused. Thanks in advance for help
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Pay in stages of get student loan
Hi all I am going to be starting a history degree with the open uni but I don't like the idea of the student loan over my head and having it there for 40 years..I am not sure what my income will be in the future. I am able to put year one on a credit card and pay that off over time. I just worried if I do.drop.out that the…
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Student loans, travel, and freedom of movement
My daughter has a student loan for her undergraduate degree and it
moving on to do a masters. She is not working - variety of reasons
not relevant here - but she is worried about the impact of the loan
on her freedom of movement. For example, her gran lives abroad and
she wants to go and stay with her for an entire summer…
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Mature Student Physician Associate
I would like to get some clarity…and maybe some input from others also on this. I am a mature student (40 years old). No dependents. No children. Not married and no partner.…
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Student Loan Company refused overpayment return
Hi there, I had a student loan in 2001 - receiving the first payment of £2,000 in September before quitting University just before the next term started and the second £2,000 payment was made. I contacted SLC to inform them I had left university and to ask how to repay the second payment which I wasn’t entitled to. I was…
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Having a plan 2 loan and then starting a PGCE
I started university in 2020, so was on a plan 2 loan. I am starting a PGCE in September. As far as I'm aware, I will therefore be on a plan 5 loan. Does this mean when I start to repay it, I will have to pay back both loans separately at the same time, so my total yearly contributions to both will end up being around…
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Guide discussion: Student loans in Northern Ireland
This is the place to discuss our guide on 'Student Loans: Northern Ireland'. We'd love to hear your thoughts, personal experiences, and general feedback. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.'
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Plan 5 student loan question
I'm 36 and have a place on a graduate entry medicine course. I would be 40 when I graduate. I understand the new plan 5 student loans are not written off until 40 years. Is it possible I could be repaying the loan up until I'm 80, if my income or pension were over the threshold? I'm debating whether to take up my offer due…
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I've paid more than 9% over the threshold
Hi, I've tried to get a refund in the past because I paid more money to the SLC than the 9% over the threshold, but they said they can't refund me as I earnt over the threshold that year, regardless if the amount I paid was incorrect. Are they allowed to do this? The same has happened this year, I've still aplied for the…
