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MSE News: New grants for Welsh students
Welsh students starting university this September will be given at least £1,000 a year and some will receive more than £10,000, as part of a huge shake-up of maintenance grants...Read the full story: 'Welsh students to get grant worth between £1k and £10k a year from September' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t…
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Student finance Wales postgraduate grants
Hi guys, I only found out today about the grants that are available to students living in Wales (I’m welsh and live in Wales by the way, and would be entitled to the full £6,885). Unfortunately, I won’t have enough time to register for the course (Masters degree course) starting in October 2019. So, I guess I will have to…
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Course not eligible for student loan.
Hi all, I’m looking into a child counselling course with IATE. These courses are 1 year post grad course in therapeutic arts, and then one year Diploma in child counselling. Neither of these courses are eligible for government funding. Anyone got any bright ideas please?
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Student Loan Repayment
Hello, not quite sure if i'm in the right forum. Basically, I finished uni 5 years ago, have had a decent job since and been paying a good amount of student loan off each month. I quit my job in February to go travelling for a year and have since been hounded by SLC about repayment. I've filled in the online form many…
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The MoneySaving Student Meal Recipes Thread
It's that time of year again... All the students are preparing to fly the nest and head off to uni, and we are on the hunt for the cheapest student meal recipes around! We want you to share it here, to help build a comprehensive forum thread - so new students feel less scared about the next few weeks ahead! MSE Ant swears…
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Santander bank student account 2012/2013: We want your feedback
Hi all, In our newly published Student Accounts 2012/13 guide the Santander Student Account is in our top picks. They offer a guaranteed 0% overdraft of £1,500 in all three years. We're after feedback from people who have applied this year and want to know your experience and if you had any trouble getting the overdraft.…
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Repaying early/refinancing: mathematical/political advice needed!
Overview: I'm about to commence my career in September after graduating two years ago. Hence, I am looking into all my financial affairs whilst I have time. I am debating the refinancing my SL by having my parents take out a loan to pay off my SL in one go, and me paying them back at a lower interest rate. Is this a good…
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Repayment view
Hello all, I have a decision to mate which I am finding very difficult , as much psychologically as rationally and so would be very grateful to hear other views. My situation is that I am in a position to repay my loan and it seems to make sense to do so on a financial basis. I have a loan taken out in 2014, which as I…
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Student Loan for 1 year Postgraduates worth it?
As part of a career change going into teaching, I will be going back to University (after 15 years) to study a PGCE for 1 year. I am English and will study in an English University. Two thirds of the course are actually spent working in schools, with only around 6 weeks of the total year spent in University. Nevertheless,…
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Student Finance Wales
Hello We live in Wales and would therefore need to apply to Student Finance Wales (SFW) if our daughter decides to go to University. If she goes, she will be starting in September 2020. I have checked the SFW website and although there is some information it does not answer all of our questions and has left us scratching…
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How is interest calculated?
Wondering whether anyone could shed some light on how SLC calculate how much I get charged each month in interest. For example, take a random month from my statement last year: The balance is 64,054.57 at the start of the month. They add 160.93 interest at the end of the month based on a 3.10% interest rate. Now let's try…
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Student loan - balance still high
Hello All, my wife left uni in 2009 with a balance of just over £11k. My wife's first full time job was late 2009 which she has always earnt above the threshold. looking on her online account her balance is still over £6k. with my calculations it should have been pretty much paid off by now. her online statements shows…
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Student loan parental contribution query
Our daughter is now renting a shared flat in the city where she is at university, she has a part time job and now lives there year round. Is she deemed as having left home and does this have any bearing on the need to include our salaries in her student loan calculation?
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New! Student Finance Calculator 2012
Hi folks, After a lot of work, we've built and now launched a calculator to help prospective new students in September 2012 work out the true cost of the borrowing they'll take out to go to uni. We'd love your feedback on this - we are looking at adding a few more features once it has bedded in and more info is available…
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Student finance repayment when working in Scotland.
I hope this is the right place to post. I currently live in England and am going to university in Scotland in September. My question is this: At what level of income will I start repaying if I remain in Scotland to work? It's extremely unclear online and when talking to Student Finance England, who provide the loan, they…
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Student Finance & Home Ownership
Does owning your own home affect what student finance you are entitled to (England)? What about if you rent your home out to go to uni? How about if you sell your home and deposit the cash?
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Student Bank Accounts guide
Hi! This is the discussion thread for the Student Accounts 2018/19 guide. Click reply below to discuss. If you haven't already, join the forum to reply. Thanks folks,
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What is the apprenticeship levy?
Hi I attend a course that is eligible for the apprenticeship levy. How can I take advantage of it and how does it work? Thanks
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Martin is spreading misinformation - interest rates kill
Martin's misinformation I am fed up of hearing Martin go on TV, as the so called 'voice of reason', bleating about how Student loans are perfectly fine, that they don't have to be paid back unless you're earning above a threshold, and even then it's a % of the threshold. He coats it in fluff and make it sound as if student…
