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MSE News: University tuition fees frozen in England for the fifth year in a row
Full-time students studying for an undergraduate degree at a university in England will be charged no more than £9,250/yr in tuition fees in the 2022/23 academic year, the UK Government has confirmed. It means it's the fifth year in a row that fees have been frozen. Read the full story: 'University tuition fees frozen in…
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Help please with student finance!
Hopefully someone can help please as I keep getting different replies depending on who I talk to at SFE. I did two years of a drama degree in the 90s which was a basic loan before tuition fees came in and grants were available. These have now been written off. I did a DIpHE MH nursing which is completed 2009-2012. ive had…
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Am I still a student? Council Tax
Hi all, I started university in September 2020 and I am in my 2nd year but I have recently deferred this year (taken a 12-month break). I am due to return to uni in September 2022. Am I still a student for the purposes of a Council tax reduction? The uni still counts me as a student and I even have a laptop on loan from…
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Being Unfairly Harassed By SLC Debt Collection
Hello, I hope someone
might be able to give me some advice about how to deal with this. I suspended university
studies in March 2018 due to severe illness. When students suspend studies due
to illness a 60-day grace period is applied in which no repayment of student
loan for that period is required. I did everything…
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Is my student daughter liable for Council Tax
Last weekend I took my daughter back to uni to start her Masters course (at the same uni she completed her degree at this summer). She has moved into new accommodation (a non-uni let - which we had to start paying rent on from the end of June - even though she has been living with us in our hometown since the beginning of…
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Divorced parents. Uni costs
Hi. I have been divorced from my ex-husband for 5 years. It is not an amicable relationship. We share custody of our 2 children (15yr old and 14yr old) 50/50. I have just moved in with my new partner. My ex-husband earns a decent salary. I earn £25k. My partner’s income obviously makes our household look healthy. My…
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Student Educational Email...
Been trying to get a student email address from my open university collage and cannot get on or any help I also have enrolled with OPLEX CAREERS and have a valid student card but no help from them. Ive enrolled on a CompTia***security course and im registered with SAAS.... Need information please to get a academic email
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Martin Lewis shares student finance TikTok tips
Hello MoneySavers! As you may have seen, Martin Lewis has recently joined TikTok, bringing you the MoneySaving wisdom you have come to expect, in super-small chunks. You can follow us at www.tiktok.com/@martinlewismse Last week was all about buying a home - and this week Martin is sharing five short tips about student…
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Student bank account if you drop out?
Does anyone know what happens to a student bank account if a student decides to drop out of university? Is the onus on the student to inform their bank? Thanks
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Apple Discount/Cashback Help Please
I am a student and looking to buy an iphone from apple. What is the best way to get some discount? Thanks
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Online degree: expensive recognisable uni or cheaper lesser known college?
I’m considering doing a creative writing degree - I’m 35 and I never went to university when I was younger, I got a place after doing my a-levels but then decided to go into work instead. I’ve always regretted not taking the opportunity, though it’s not made much difference to my career as I went into secretarial work and…
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Free online Masters-level courses for students in Scotland
on.abdn.ac.uk/discover/free-online-courses-scotland The University of Aberdeen is offering over 1,000 fully funded places on many of its online courses over the coming academic year to people domiciled in Scotland. There are loads of courses in all sorts of subjects, and most are part of Masters degrees. It means you'll…
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Finance are trying to claim back money !
My daughter has completed her 1st year at uni and transferred to a different one. She has received a letter that they want £800 back ?! Her first uni (Birmingham south)is logging it as a withdrawal and they will not budge on this, saying that it is logged correctly and this is how unis work and she’s finished the course…
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Does this apply to pre-1998 students?
I began university in 1995 and graduated in 1999. Does my overtime count towards my gross annual income? I thought the agreement I signed was in relation to my gross annual salary, and therefore it should not include any money earned through working overtime, right? Or wrong?
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HSBC wrongly offers standard bank accounts to some who applied for its student account
Some students heading off to university over the next few months have been wrongly offered HSBC's standard current account instead of the student bank account they'd applied for. But HSBC says it will switch those affected to its student account. Here's what's happened and what it means for you. Read the full story here:…
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Insurance at university
Can’t find an upto date post on this subject. My d.d is going to uni next month. What is the insurance situation? Do the halls have insurance, does this need topping up to suit d.d? Buy specstudent insurance or look at my home insurance! Thank you
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Pre 1998 loan. Cancel after 25 years?
Hi I have 3 student loans from my university course. Taken out 1997, 1998 and then 2000 (I didn't get one for my 3rd year) I think they must be soon coming up to the point when the get cancelled. I'm a part time nurse so never been paid enough to have made any payments on them at all. My boss has recently offered me some…
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Maintenance loan or universal credit?
I am going back to education to get my degree that I put off whilst raising children. I am currently on universal credit with my husband working full time, so the UC makes up the difference. I am wondering if it would be better financially in the long term to stay on UC whilst studying or apply for a maintenance loan. What…
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Single parent, loan and UC
I'm a single parent who rents their home. I have a disability and receive PIP. I'm want to try and return to education and was advised I could apply to SAAS and that the housing element, child element and disability element of my Universal Credit wouldn't be affected if I took out the student loan - they also said I may as…
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Jumpstart University - free courses to help students get ready for uni
The OU and Russell Group have put together a collection of free courses, activities and articles to help students get ready to start uni. It's called Jumpstart University - take a look. We were chuffed to see MSE's Academy of Money first on the list.
