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Student Loan for Second Degree in Dietetics
Hi all, I have an undergraduate & Masters in arts subjects but am looking to retrain as a dietitian. I've been doing research & it appears that I will in fact be eligible for a student loan, maintenance grant & NHS bursary as a BSc in Dietetics is on the list of approved courses. Am I right?! Can't find any contact details…
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Student Loan Repayments When Retired
I’ve taken early retirement and cashed in my pensions to support me until I’m 67. Will this be classed as income or is that just the interest? I’m worried I’ll need to start repaying a student loan I have
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At what point can a DCA legally terminate an agreement if they are unable to contact you via post?
Good afternoon I am currently in the middle of an ongoing issue with Erudio Student Loans. I missed deferment on a pre-1998 loan and Erudio subsequently terminated all my agreements and have taken me to court. I complained to the FoS and the investigator did not uphold my complaint. The court case is currently stayed.…
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unearned income
hi, I'm just wondering if interest gained in cash ISA / premium bonds winning count towards unearned income for student loan repayment as they are not taxable?
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Parental Income - Stocks and Shares ISA Dividends
Hello. Do dividends received from a Stock and Shares ISA have to be declared as parental income for the purposes of the Maintenance Loan? It's clear that interest on cash ISAs isn't included but nothing is mentioned re S&S ISA dividends. Thanks.
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Student loan repayment amounts
Hi, I have a Plan 2 student loan. As an NHS worker (who is also on the NHS bank as a secondary income sporadically) my pay can be up and down dependent on which shifts I work each month. As I understand it, at the end of the tax year if your total income over the course of the previous tax year is below the threshold,…
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BillingBetter.co.uk - anyone heard of them?
Hi, my daughter is moving into a new shared flat at uni with 3 others soon and the student who has been nominated as the lead contact for the letting agency etc has set them up with BetterBilling.co.uk (she has or the letting agency has) Does anyone know anything about this company? Trust Pilot has mixed reviews. Will they…
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Getting refund from college – Help –Where to start? Feeling ripped off
Hi, Can someone help point me in the right direction of where I turn to
get a refund from college?. A little background I did a college course at a proper college but the
standard was bellow poor there excuse that I have in writing is “It’s not our
fault it’s the first time the course was run” but they still charged me…
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New student finance
With the new plan 5, I was debating whether it is now actually better to get as much loan as possible since its not likely to be ever paid off? Son may be thinking about uni next year & initially plan was to just get 27k loan to cover fees (likely to live at home). Any thoughts? Or can anyone direct me to some sort of…
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Desperate for help - paying more in interest than loan repayment
Hi guys, I'm desperate for help. I am still paying back my student loan from 2003. I owe £15k still. I only get paid £26k per year and i'm paying £34 per month off my student loan. The problem is that the interest per month is now £60 so my loan balance is increasing instead of getting smaller. I understand that the…
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Mature Student and Student Loan Repayment
Hi all Hoping for some further information about repaying my Student Loan. I am a mature student and started my degree as a part-time student in 2020 and due to graduate in 2024 when I am 50. So I understand from the student loans website, I would start paying back the loan in April 4 years after the start so I am assuming…
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Accommodation block evacuated
Son is at Uni and they were told late at night that due to severe weather, there is a risk to life and they are to move out of Uni halls immediately. What we know: * Water leak into block effecting fire alarm system. * Moved into alternative halls (some are in better, some are in worse than what they were in) * Told approx…
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Paying back Medicine Uni Fees
Appreciate some advice please: 2 sons in Uni both studying medicine; oldest just ending second year and youngest just finishing first year - both likely to be 6 year courses) with added year for intercalation). Currently tuition fees are £9250 per year; although NHS covers year 5&6 so looking at £37000 each overall. Both…
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Parental income disclosure for Student Finance Application FY 23/24
With a household income above the max threshold we know our daughter will only be eligible for the minimum maintenance loan. Therefore don’t see the point completing the parental support finance information. Are there any implications of not doing so?
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MSE News: Gov.uk giving misleading information to students applying for maintenance loans
"Incorrect and likely misleading" information about maintenance loans in England on Gov.uk could lead to a material number of students not getting the full amount they're entitled to. That's why MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has today (5 May) written to the chief executive of the Student Loans Company – the…
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Good HMRC number for student loans
Does anyone know a decent HMRC contact number for a student loan query? I've tried a couple off the HMRC website but have given up after half an hour plus on hold. I paid off my student loan on 31st March, but my employer still hasn't received a stop notice. SLC claim they sent instructions to HMRC on the Wednesday…
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Should I pay off Plan 1 student loan?
Hi all After some advice really I’ve got a Plan 1 undergraduate student loan Balance is £3550 and I’m currently paying £104 a month from my salary. The interest rate is 5% and is likely to rise again in September, presuming interest rates rise by that time. With interest I’m likely to pay it off by June 2025. I’m coming…
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NHS Learning support fund.
Can anyone help me please does anyone know if the NHS LSF can be reclaimed by the NHS if you had to pull out of a university course during covid?. I was under the impression it was a non refundable grant?. I only received first payment for the first term that was completed. Many thanks Paul.
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student loan - calculating the cost of additional loan taken due to injury and deferrment
Helping someone calculating the financial loss of an accident which meant they couldn't sit a july exam and had to defer a year so had a half term loan for illness and then a term loan to take the exam which should have been in July (at no extra cost) but will be paying interest from what would have been their 2nd year but…
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Advice on Student Loan Court Action
Hi all, I'm after some specific advice. Erudio Student Loans issued a court claim against me in 2020 regarding student loans that dated from 1994-1998. I submitted a defence that the claims were statute barred. I requested a CCA Section 77 request and a CPR 31.14 request. Neither request was fully fulfilled. Erudio did…
