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Claiming Independent Student Status
I have recently attempted to claim independent student status for 20/21 post graduate teaching course. For this I had to provide 3 years worth of p60s/45s to show my earnings. I have been declined independent status. I first went to university in 2015. I moved away from home and got a job straight away to help fund myself,…
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Student loans
My wife’s daughter has recently come to live with us again, she is at uni but travels and lives here to save money. I don’t have her registered as living her on council tax as there already 2 adults registered so paying full council tax. I have discovered that she is still telling the uni that she lives with her dad, he is…
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should i take out a maintenance loan if i don’t need to
i know that may sound like a ridiculous question but please read on. i’m due to start uni this september 2020 i was very fortunately offered a £10,000 bursary for each of my years of study (totalling at £30,000 across the 3 years). So i initially decided i would use this for my living costs so i’ve only applied for the…
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Advanced Learner Loan or Student Loan
Hi guys, About 5 years ago I enrolled in studying part time for HR degree, applied for a loan through SFE, but quit the course after 2 years. I feel ready to go back to studying and found a part time evening course for CIPD level 5 (4hr a week). I understand that I can apply for Advanced Learner Loan, but unclear if this…
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Accommodation fee query
Hello folks Asking on behalf of a friend... My friend from Taiwan is at university in London studying for her PHD. She was due to be returning to Taiwan in May to continue her studies there, but obviously things have gone a bit crazy with travel restrictions/costs etc. So she's kind of stuck in her dorm room paying…
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Household income details to support a student loan application
I'm currently 'sponsoring' maintenance loan applications for two of my children in their second year of university. Having filled in the part where I list members of the household, I was then asked to pass on details of the household income for the financial year 2018 to 2019. My new partner moved into the property in…
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Tuition fee query
I have read that most universities are not refunding tuition fees as they claim they are giving online lectures/ tutoring and support , however, my daughter’s first year ( at Leeds University) finished abruptly the week before 23rd march and she was told that she would now automatically be a 2nd year student. Since the…
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Does student grant overpayment build interest?
Back in September I recurved a letter from student finance stating I had been overpaid my student grant by £1271. This was due to leave a course early, I then made a payment schedule of £20 a month. That was 8 months ago so £160 should have been paid off, making the remaining balance £1111. However, I am now in a position…
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Applying for a student loan but I have lived in Asia within last 3 years
I am applying from NI for a student loan for a PGCE, but in the last 3 years I have lived for 1 year in Spain and 9 months in Vietnam. Does the fact that I've lived outside of Europe affect my eligibility for a loan?
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Old style loan/new course
I went to uni when I was 20 and I'm now 45. I have an old style student loan of £2300 which, because I didn't fill in the forms for a couple of years when my life was a disorganised mess due to MH issues, fell into what they class as "arrears" - even though I never came close to meeting the income threshold which would…
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Plan 1 and 2 student loan
Hi, I have a plan 1 and 2 student loan. If my salary is 43,000 what would my student repayments be?
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CYI Student finance help
Hello, My son is going to Uni in Sept this year and we are going through the student finance application. There is a big difference between our household income for 2018-19 (£43,000) and 2019-20 (£27,000) Due to my husband going self employed but all I can see is you can ask them to take the current year into account…
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Do you repay student loan on capital gains?
Lets say for example you make £25,000 and are repaying on plan 2. You also sell some stocks for £6000 which were purchased at £1000, with a net capital gain of £5000. In terms of student loan (plan 2) repayments, would your capital gains be counted as income making it £30,000?
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HALLS LICENCE AGREEMENT (offer of accommodation)
My son is waiting to receive his A level results and find out if he has high enough grades to be accepted at his first choice university which is a conditional offer. However due to the university requiring him to reserve accommodation before the 18th of June and therefore before he receives his A levels, he has accepted…
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Advice on funding, returning to uni after being overpaid by SLC
I left university just over 2 years ago, about 1 year and 4 months into a 4 year engineering degree with a foundation year. According to a letter from SLC I got overpaid £5199.40 because I left early. I'd like to do a different degree starting 2021 over 3 years, either computer science or cyber security probably. Would I…
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Postgraduate masters students and tuition fee recompense
For undergraduate students, tuition fees will not be waived due to the provision of teaching materials online ( yet the cost of an Open University degree is remarkedly cheaper). Anyhow, for postgraduate research students who were in the middle of their research projects as part of an MRes or MSc have had to halt their lab…
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Student Loan Application
Just completed the supporting applications for daughters Year 2 student loan (covers 18/19 tax return). At the beginning it asks if your income is likely to be significantly affected this year (presumably due to Covid) and then clarifies it and says you'll be asked further questions at the end. However those questions…
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Part-time student council tax
Hi all, Im wondering if anyone can help me please. I am a part time postgrad student and a single parent. I have spoken to a lady form my local council who informed me that students don’t have to pay council tax if they’re full time - and then she looked it up in some book she had and confirmed that if you reach a certain…
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Student Loan Interest Rate and Course Costs
Obviously there's not much we can do about it as it stands, but * Given the current BoE base rate, charging 3% interest (+ RPI which was unhelpfully set in March for this year, just before prices plummeted) doesn't seem right. The income thresholds are still appropriate since anyone with a drop in income will see a fall in…
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Can I use my student loan to help buy a house?
Hi So i am in a pretty unique situation where i have saved enough money to live while at university and I am getting my tuition fees paid. However i was debating if it would be a good idea to apply for student finance to support me through uni, so i can use the money put aside as a deposit for a house after i graduate.…
