Student MoneySaving

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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? 

I have just found out that erudio drydens have put a ccj on my credit file without my knowledge during lockdown. They have registered it to an address I lived at ten years ago and get this the amount of the original student loan has rocketted from 1800 to £ 4318.0!!!! The last correspondence i recieved from the student…

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…

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…

Hi. Anyone have any experience with these? Historical loan. DD set but accidentally defaulted and now have to pay it back even though I am still under the original threshold figure. Very old loan 20yrs +Any help gratefully received.

Maybe I’m dumb... but I don’t understand the email I received from SFE. This overpayment thing has been going on for ages, figures increasing each time, it’s now up to £5600. I can’t speak to a manager, I’ve been told their unable to transfer me as the advisors are working from home. I was part time till jan(90 credits)…

Hi guys! I could really use some help as I've searched the web high and low but cannot find the answer I need!! I am a full time mature student with 2 children, both are in full time childcare. I have been given my award notice for the childcare grant. They've allowed me so much for the year to cover September 2020 through…

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!

Hi all, I would really appreciate some advice on this. I have applied for a Student grant to cover my living costs and studying materials. I am going to study in Denmark and the grant is through a charity. The total grant is 5K. Can anyone tell me if I have declare this as income? The grant won’t be available to me until…

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