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Student loan error - Welsh partial repayment
An unusual situation which I thought worth highlighting as it may also affect many others, and may not be noticed. I had my student loans through Student Finance Wales, so when I started repaying in 2012 I had the cancellation of £1,500. Student loan repayments carried on for several years with no issues. Back in March…
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Left degree as not happy but being charged
Looking for some advice. I signed up to an online based degree (part time), but have left after about two months as I was not happy with the lack of communication from the uni and the course itself. The university has now said that I have to pay them for the first unit (25% is paid by SF), even though I had nothing marked…
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Is it possible to get a loan rebate for an incomplete course?
I attended a one-year course and got a loan and a full maintenance grant. The course stopped halfway through the Spring term and has never been restarted so I have not completed my course. The college I attended has graded the students on the work that they did up to March 2020. The college is now running the same course…
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Academoney - verifiable proof
My daughter has managed to get herself in debt (again), and is asking the parents for money. I would like her to complete the Academoney course, in the hope that she gets a better understanding of financial management, and is less likely to find herself in debt yet again. So I was wondering how can she verify that she has…
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Gap year council tax - please help!
Hi Reader, So I recently left school, and under the current climate, I have made the decision to take a gap year for uni- defer my entry until September 2021. I am currently living with my mum, being supported by her. I need your advice in terms of council tax: Do I have to pay it, or am I classed as a student and are…
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Council Tax Exemption.
I’m currently applying for school centred teacher training (you train in a school and training centre but linked to a university) I’m looking at renting a flat with my partner while I do this. He’s a full time student at university so is exempt from council tax but will I be? The course is full time.
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Scottish student loan
Is the Scottish govt increasing the threshold before payments start for deduction towards student loan? There was talk of increasing to the £25k mark believe it's £18k now.
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Council Tax for Students at end of course?
Please help Oh Hive Mind My daughter finished her degree course and moved home on 1st May 2020. Her course officially ended on 15th May and she and her housemates have not resided in their privately rented student house since then. They had their last council tax bill in March 2020 which stated that they were exempt from…
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Funding for masters if you already have a masters
Hello. I am considering a masters degree but am concerned about how to fund myself. I already have a masters but self funded for this. I understand that even though I did not take out the postgraduate loan for my first masters I am now ineligible for this fund as I have a masters. I was just wondering what other people…
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Are we liable for Student Accommodation Fees?
My son is studying at Buckingham University. As he was not in the university’s accommodation during the Covid initial lockdown he had a rebate for the April to July and July to September terms. He was asked whether he wanted to extend his license for the new academic year via email in July which he replied he did want to…
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Advice on best way to invest long term - 20 year old
Hi all. Im 19 years old and have managed to save 6-7k over the years (im in university and will be for the next 6 years). I have a help to buy and deposit £200 monthly into there. In short, i want to buy a flat in around 6 years time so im looking to invest the 7k - i just dont know the best route. Its sitting in a savings…
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Going back to uni to do PGDE at 43 years old
Hi All, I've been working in retail as a senior manager for the last 20-odd years since graduating from Edinburgh Uni. Always wanted to do secondary teaching but never had the balls to quit my job and go for it. Now I've been made redundant I feel like I've been given this excellent opportunity, so I'm going to apply for…
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student loan expire 10years?
Hi Ladies and Gents, I took my student loan out been
2004-2008 and only started earning enough to pay towards it lately, when taking
it out I was under the impression this loan would expire after 10 years if you
cannot pay for it. when enquiring I was told this loan would expire when i am
65 not 10 years after graduating?…
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School has lost exam certificates
Hi, please would anyone be able to advise me as to whether I have to take responsibility and pay for replacement school exam certificates? When I rang my daughter's University Technical College they were totally disinterested that she hadn't received her certificates. I was informed that they had been sent by recorded…
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Student loan retracted without advanced warning
My son has started his 3rd year, completed his loan application & had the SLC letter confirming his payments etc. Out of the blue yesterday (Saturday) he received a letter in the post saying he wasnt getting the money now because he had decided to not do the course. Well this is news to him & has put his head in a bad…
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repaying student loan
if I wanted to resign from my job for a couple of years and live off of my savings do I still need to make repayments on my student loan, and if so, how do I calculate how much I need to repay each month?
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Remote learning and universal credit
Going to be returning back for my postgraduate degree but the uni is doing remote learning. I know when studying at the Open University, you could still claim UC and wondering since most of the material in the course is learn in your own time, is there any way I could still claim UC while studying?
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Should I take a student loan I don’t need?
I’m receiving a fee decrease of £3k, and substantial bursaries, so I have applied for a tuition loan, but I don’t need the maintenance loan money because I’ll still have a surplus at the end of the year due to the bursaries. I wasn’t going to take a maintenance loan, but given all the posts about “you’ll probably never pay…
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Postgraduate loans 2016/2017 starters
Hi! This is the discussion thread for the Postgraduate loans guide. Click reply below to discuss. 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. Thanks folks,
