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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…
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Unite Students Accommodation Room Rental Costs - Can they change the price for the exact same room?
Hey Guys, I'm feeling a bit stupid putting my trust into a company who have called themselves the 'leading provider' for student accommodation because they have certainly led me into believing they care little for their customers and more about money. On the 11th August I signed an agreement (which I have saved for…
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Student bills???
First ever post here so sorry if there are similar threads I haven’t found! I’m a second year student moving into a shared house with 3 others for second year and in all honesty I haven’t thought about the bills until today. One member of the household wants us to use a bill splitting service called Resooma which,…
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virtual / online freshers fairs 2020 - list
i've found some online freshers fairs that are UK wide due to coivd. great for picking upi freebies and discounts etc. https://www.yourfreshersguide.com/sign-up/ https://freshersfestival.com/tickets https://yourfreshers.co.uk/?kid=1B8R3F also if you are signed up check the local student union page. some student unions also…
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Retraing would be a dream
Hi, so I’m a 35 year old Mum of three, my youngest starts school sept 2020. I’ve always given myself this time scale to look in to further education. I’ve been in stable employment all this time but am starting to really feel like I’ve outgrown this. My only difficulty is I’ve already been funded for one, unfortunately due…
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Student Accommodation Nightmare
Hi, Firstly, I would like to apologise if this is not in the correct place. I am new to this forum so please re-direct me if I have accidentally broken any rules! Secondly, this is the situation: I booked a room with Unite Students for the 20/21 academic year in February, pre-covid for £216pw. Due to the pandemic, my…
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Funding an NHS degree as a career change
Hello! Today I accepted a place on the BSc Occupational Therapy, an NHS degree. I currently already have a degree, a PGCE and a Masters. I have been a teacher for 12 years. I understand that tuition fee loans are available for second degrees in health subjects, so that is fine, but I am sat here suddenly worried that…
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SAAS Bursary - Household Income, separate households
Hi, my girlfriend’s daughter is starting a year’s teacher training and has been granted a bursary. Her mum and I are getting married, however we will in the short term continue to have separate households (her daughter is moving out at the end of the course and her house will be put on the market). Her daughter is worried…
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Student loan for studying abroad
My son is wanting to study at Delft University in the Netherlands. However, although he can get a loan to cover tuition fees, he is not able to get a student loan for maintenance. Are there any loans which are available which wouldn’t require repayment to start for 3 years ie once he (hopefully) has a job!
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Can I use my student loans to buy a house
My boyfriend and I are tired of paying ridiculous amounts to rent sub par houses and want to buy a house instead. He's in full time work, I'm in part time and am also a student. Both our parents have saved money over the years for us to be able to use as a deposit for a house but both our incomes are fairly low (his is…
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Better to use savings or get a postgrad loan for Master's degree?
I'm thinking about doing a part-time MA while I work. I have a small amount of savings, enough to cover my MA fees, and I would still be earning and saving while studying for the MA. I think I would feel more reassured leaving my savings untouched and taking out a postgrad loan instead, but is that a stupid idea…
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Bursary for teacher training SKE pulled by DofE
I am in a Facebook group for aspiring teachers and a lot of people are saying mid way through their Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses for teacher training the bursaries have been pulled. Anyone know what is happening with this?
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PGCE / Initial Teacher Training Year - Should I take the student loan?
Hi, Tired to figure this out, and searched for other posts but have struggled so any help would be appreciated please. I'm changing careers to become a secondary school teacher. For this I will get a bursary of £26,000. The fees for the course are £9250. Paying the fees 'upfront' from savings will cause no financial…
