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Help! SFE have put me in a dire Financial Hardship situation
Hi All, I am a non-UK national, on a Spouse Dependant Visa (my husband is a British Citizen), since 2016. I have however been in the UK for more than 3 years as I had been on a Tier 4 Student Visa for 1.5 years prior to getting married. I applied via UCAS for Teacher Training and I was offered a full Bursary for ITT at two…
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Dear Taiko- Please help (Compelling Personal Reasons)
Hello I could really use some advice regarding Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR) as I cant seem to get a clear answer anywhere. I will try to be concise but if you need any extra info please feel free to ask. Commenced BSc IN 2007- Due to serious illness I had to withdraw in second year (I was not in a position to look…
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Charged for a whole term
So I withdrew from university after 2.5 weeks. A payment to the university from SLC got paid of £2312. I spoke to the university and they said the cut off date was 8 October and I withdrew on the 12 th, so they would charge me for the entire term. I feel so devastated, as not only am I no longer attending, I am paying for…
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Dropping out of uni
I am hating my course and the uni. Finding the tutors non engaging , the course not what I expected or would want to continue on with. It’s the end of week three. SFE are due to pay £2300 to my university on the 17/10. If I quit now (end of week 3) what tuition fee would I be liable for? I have scrolled the uni website…
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Beware Glide Utilities
When my daughter moved into her new student house in August this year the previous tenants had used Glide as the utilities provider. Her tenancy was from the 1st July, however, access was only allowed on 1st August. She applied to change providers immediately but, accoarding to the new provider Glide refused to activate…
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Parental financial assessment
Hi, My son has decided to apply for Uni next year. I’ve got a pretty good grasp of how the system works, but not sure how they assess household income. I know they use the previous year’s taxable income but do they take into account other children in the family, and do they take tax credits as income too? I’m returning to…
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Student Loan repayment
HI I know there is a table for this but still need to ask as I am still not sure. I am in Northern Ireland, I got student loan for academic years 1997-98 and then 98 to 99 (I was then aged 28) I have deferred apart from a few payments since then (I'm an artist ). My query is, I will be 50 in July, am I reading the table…
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Student Finance Computer Failure! Help
Hi My daughters have recently been asked to pay back £200+ on the student finance they were awarded, as parents we did our bit by entering the HMC details and up to now, no problems, the girls got their money. My girls have now been told that they owe money as it seems an extra dependant was on their forms, basically, my…
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Quitting PGCE, how do SLC claim back maintence loan?
Surely this doesn't count if you leave early?? You’re on Plan 2 if you’re an English or Welsh student who started your undergraduate course on or after 1 September 2012. The earliest you start repaying is when your income is over £480 a week or £2,083 a month (before tax and other deductions) and it’s either the: first…
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maintenance loan, household income, siblings in uni at same time
Hi, Is there any consideration of the number of children in a household at university at the same time when calculating the maintenance loan available? I have three kids close in age, and due to gap years etc, looks like there will be at least one year of overlap when all three are at uni.
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Santander student account, part time/distance student
Hey all, Anyone recently opened a Santander Student 123 account as a part time (~50%) distance student? I know some on OU have these accounts but not sure if there are limits around credits being studied - I'm doing a small number of OU credits on and off just for 'fun' but also a 'bigger' course with a less well known…
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Student Loan Repayment Discrepancy
Hi I attended university from 1999 - 2003 I am at the tail end of paying my student loan off and requested statement history off the student loans company who supplied these within a few weeks of requesting. I went through and matched my payment's against my wage slips and have found a discrepancy from 2007 - 2008.…
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Multiple student accounts?
I've been looking online to see which banks allow you to have multiple student accounts. I am currently with a Santander student account but have been looking at applying for another one. Does anyone know which banks let you have student accounts at multiple banks? (I will be paying regularly into my account if that makes…
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Paying student loan whilst at Uni
I've just wrapped up an internship year between my second and third year of uni where I was earning under the minimum amount for repaying your student loan. As a goodwill gesture at the end of my internship I was given a bonus as part of my payslip which, if I earned that much every month, would be over the minimum amount…
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Student Loan Offer warning
Hi I have just received a letter from Erudio offering to settle my account for HALF of the outstanding amount. Wow that sounds to good to be true :beer: Oh wait a minute I turn 50 in a few months and the debt gets written off then! Is this coincidence and they've sent these letters to many people or is this an attempt to,…
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Masters and a part time job
Has anyone here done a Masters and held down a part time job (14 hours) at the same time? Would you recommend it? I'm hoping to do one after final year of uni but I worry about money! I know I get the loan to pay towards tuition but the rest won't cover all my living costs and my savings may not be enough. I also don't…
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Flatmate Asked My Boyfriend to Pay Some of Power Bill
So my flat recently received a power bill that was quite a bit higher than the previous month. My flatmate said that she had been talking to my other flatmate and they wanted my boyfriend to pay some of the bill. I said it was fine as I don't like to start drama, but this didn't sit well with me to be honest. She said that…
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Student loan Pay off Discount
Hi. I got a letter from Erudio Student loans to say that if i pay off 1/2 of the balance remains, they will write off the remainder. What should i do? Will my debt we written off ultimately at a later stage anyway or is this a good offer? thanks
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How to save money
Actually i dont know whether i should post here or not. I get around 200$ pocket money a month. but i am unable to manage it and it get consumed before a month. can you guide me a way to spent it wisely.
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Student Finance: Anyone left a course early...
?? My son is thinking of leaving his PGCE after just a few weeks, but is concerned about the £££ he has borrowoed, and how SFE will want him to repay it? Has anyone left a degree course or a PGCE and help in this situation??? Thanks
