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Living costs for student in halls in London (exc rent)
Similar threads are a bit old and I don't want to hijack them. How much in addition to rent will my son need while studying in London? I don't think the full student loan is going to be enough as we have chosen an expensive hall of residence so I want to know how much a month extra to give him. Now I appreciate this is…
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I need a basic guide to being a parent of a student!
Daughter is going to be starting uni next academic year. It’s a looooong time since I was a student and I no longer have any idea how any of it works To complicate matters I’m in Scotland and she’s going to uni in England would very much appreciate guidance/hints/tips on: Student finance/loans accommodation likely costs…
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Rather than paying off your child's student loan, why not put that lump sum toward their pension?
My son finished university a year ago and is about to begin a career on a graduate scheme. He will earn enough that he'll just begin to pay back his student loan; that suggests also that over his career he'll earn at a sufficient level to pay back his loan completely. We're in the fortunate position of being able to pay…
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Graduating student and confusion over council tax bill
Hi, wonder if someone can help. My DS is just finishing yr2 of a degree and lives in private rented accommodation with 2 other housemates (I'll call them housemate 1 and housemate 2) Housemate 2 is also just finishing yr2 of a degree Housemate 1 has just completed yr3 of her degree. Uni finishes next week. Yesterday DS and…
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Getting statemented
How would i go about getting statemented to prove dyslexia etc,,,how to get it paid for??any ideas much appreciated
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Uni loans
I am wondering what information is required from parents when a student applies for university grants? I know the application requires parents to submit gross household income details such as salary, but do any savings parents have need to be included also? For example if parents have a few thousand saved for retirement,…
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Help regarding student Finance after being abroad
Hello, I've lived abroad for almost three years, but in that time I haven't worked and I have been supporting myself with money saved in the UK and some inheritance. I've not been repaying my previous student loan and I have just been travelling around. I'm now applying for my teacher training course and I see that I may…
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Desperate mum
Hi, my son has managed to get on to a course at college but it's only 10.5 hours per week. He's 20 and had to leave his previous course due to a health condition that prevents him from driving so finding work is also a struggle due to this. He's ending a full time course and no longer eligible for Child benefit. This means…
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Paying off student loan with credit card
Apologies if this has been covered previously, but I've got a Plan 1 student loan which is going to be paid off fairly soon - it's around £3k and I pay £300 a month through direct debit. I've saved up quite a lot this year by WFH through lockdown, and given there's less than a year left on it, I think I just want to pay it…
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MSE News: Queen's Speech 2021 round-up: student loans shake-up, more rights for renters and more
Flexible 'lifetime' student loans were among the plans revealed by the Queen today during the state reopening of Parliament. Other measures include increased rights for renters, leasehold reform, and more protection for those using the internet... Read the full story: 'Queen's Speech 2021 round-up: student loans shake-up,…
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Paying of Student Loan Plan 1 and 2
Hello My partner is a high earner 70k+ and has both a plan 1 and 2 as she did 2 degrees. Plan 1 seems lower interest so no drama but the interest rates of plan 2 is way too high Is there a way to pay off the entirety of plan 2 but leave plan 1?
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Student loan repayment possibly overpaid
I wonder if anyone can help. I have a Student loan in Scotland from 2008-2012. I am self employed and pay my repayment at end of tax year when return is done. In Tax year 2018-19 I had won a large contract and the employer wanted to may me as PAYE rather than usual SE which I was fine with. Over the time to complete…
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Pizza Savings
Am I the only one who didn't know you get student discount at Pizza Hut!? They offer 20% off for students and obviously there's exclusions and stuff but I can't beleive it's taken me this long to realise! All the money I could have saved - so here you go! ENJOY!
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Unfair student accommodation rental payments due to Covid
Hi, my son is a student at a University in the Midlands and has been studying from home since mid-Dec due to the pandemic. He has a private accommodation room secured which he hasn't used since early Dec. The private halls company have taken around £2,000 (second payment) to cover the period over Christmas and up to April.…
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Unfair Student accommodation rental payments due to Covid 4th January -18 April 2021
Has anyone else had their child come to them with this? An amount collected from their bank account (in this case nearly £2000.00) to cover the rent on their uni accommodation room for January to April 2021 as they did not fill out some declaration. Would not mind seeing child pay but they physically have not been in their…
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Repayment Threshold 2022/23
With RPI for March in at 1.5%, the repayment threshold for plan 1 loans will rise to £20,195 from 6 April 2022 (19,895 x 1.015 rounded up). The repayment threshold for plan 2 loans is due to change by the annual average earnings increase for January - March (4.6%) to £28,555 (27,295 x 1.046 rounded up). However recent…
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UAL - extended diploma and UCAS points
Hi, Can someone help. Struggling to understand information on-line. My 18yo daughter is on her 2nd year at college (equiv to yr13) studying UAL extended diploma performance and production arts. She has been made an offer by a top London drama school for one of their degree course. It is conditional on her having 120 UCAS…
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Student Loan Overpayment ? Mortgage Style and Plan 1 repayments = 7% of 'Gross' Salary!!!
Wondering if anyone could please advise? After some 22 years, I last year hit the earnings threshold for repaying student loans taken out in England in the late nineties. I studied again in Wales from 2002 until 2006. I am now paying nearly 7% of my 'gross salary' in student loan repayments and was wondering if anyone had…
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Student Loan - Is interest calculated as simple or compound interest ?
Hi. Firstly I have watched Martin's recent specials on Student Loans and read the extensive material on the MSE site - I do appreciate that it should be viewed as a tax not a loan. However my son is on the Plan 2 and in the category that Martin says might want to think a little more carefully about whether it would be wise…
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Student Loan Company Will Not Accept My Details As Correct
As title... Student Loans Company sent letter asking to phone for refund. Phoned number on letter and .gov website and gave my usual details, Stated my name, DOB and address and NI number. Was told did not pass security and because of data protection was also told, cannot tell you what was incorrect. Phoned number again…
