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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,
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Request for outstanding accommodation fees nearly 4 years on
Hi all. I am looking for some advice on a rather specific situation regarding my outstanding university accommodation fees. I have tried to keep this as short as possible but its a complicated situation and I thank you for your help in advance. I left uni early, after one term, as I was suffering anxiety and not attending…
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Funding for a 3rd p/t undergrad degree
HI, I'd be grateful for any advice. I took a student loan out for a degree that I completed in 2006. I then took out a student loan for a part-time degree that I completed last year (a shortage/science subject). Is there anything stopping me receiving funding if I study for a 3rd undergraduate degree part-time in a…
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International Health Insurance for student in USA
Hi Anybody know of any good Insurance companies for international students studying in USA.
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Master's loan and Universal Credit
I have a Student Loan to fund my master's (Full time, 7 hours per week). In my award letter, it states I can still be eligible for Universal Credit, but that UC will just count my loan as additional income and calculate my UC payments with this deduction in mind. There are no tuition fee loans or maintenance loans for…
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Student Loan if move
My daughter has a student loan she is doing an open uni part time cos she works in the UK. She has been offered a job in NI does she have to tell them the course is done online or is Northern Ireland part of the UK. She is in a dilemma because she doesn’t want to not get the loan but with her tax and such going to be in…
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Sudden hike in fees just before course
Hi looking for help for my girlfriend who has been in tears this morning: Got the happy news about a bursary which covered her two year post grad course fees. Around £4,000 per year. Slightly perturbed it didn't cover anything else but she decided to make the best of it. Then suddenly she got an email about a price hike to…
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Student Loan repayment
Hi there, I’ve started receiving emails/ letters from SLC saying that I have nearly repaid my loan and in order to avoid over paying I should ring to set up a direct debit instead of it being taken from my salary. Has anyone else done this? Is it a good idea? Any advice?
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Repaying Advanced Learner Loan. When exactly?
Hi. I'm going to take Advanced Learner Loan to start Diploma Course (9 months, online). After that I'm going to progress to BA degree (this same field). At the same time I'm working full time and doing substantial amount of overtime to be able to take mortgage next year. That is why I will earn around 30k this financial…
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New student accommodation contract I don’t need
Feel that University have let my daughter down , they had not issued any information , my daughter struggles with confidence but had pushed herself to book a room in private halls, then just four days later (in the week first rent payment is due) she has been told via having to email student union that she only has four…
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UK CITIZEN REFUSED STUDENT LOAN BECAUSE LIVED ABROAD IN PAST THREE YEARS
How can it be that I am born in the uk but because I have been living abroad for the past three years I have been refused a student loan.
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Masters Apprenticeship - student finance?
Hi all I have been accepted onto an MBA apprenticeship. The course is funded by my employer. Can I still apply for student finance postgraduate loan? I looked online at the exclusion criteria but it doesn't specifically mention apprenticeship students. I started to do an application on the student finance england website…
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Student Finance Changed Payment Date and did not notify
My daughter has just found out Student Finance have changed the date of the Maintenance payment by over 6 weeks and not informed her, they have rent to pay, etc as although the uni is starting later they had to pay upfront for the accommodation and now have rent to pay still, the Uni is not being very helpful anyone know…
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STUDENT FINANCE - CURRENT YEAR'S INCOME
Hello, My husband and I have submitted our income from the tax year 2018/2019 to secure student finance for our daughter who is going into her final year at University, however I am no longer working so I submitted a form to Student Finance with our current year's income as well. Student Finance have written back and said…
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Open University, Student Loan, Occupational Pension, Will I Pay Anything Back?
Hi, I'm looking to fund Open University study with a student loan. My situation is that I am 58, in receipt of an occupational pension and have income from employment, my wife also has a job, we live in England (Isle of Wight if you’re interested!) So both during my course and after I will have a total income over the…
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Care leavers
Hi, I’m a final year student and I’ve been having trouble applying for a student account. Now I didn’t need an overdraft in pervious years because I had an income while at uni but I’m not sure getting a job will be as easy this year because of the virus. I’ve checked my credit score and it’s a 689/1000 on one site and…
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NHS Presciption and Dental payments
My son is 20 and at uni, he is now on a regular prescription and I cannot see online whether he would qualify for an HC2 exemption card (very non-specific info!). It wouldn't be worth him pre-paying but as his only income is his student loan would that mean he can apply or is it just a case of applying and seeing what…
