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Masters Funding English (Viking and Anglo-Saxon)
Hi, I'm looking into funding opportunities to do my English MA. I have already noted down as many details as I can of routes to check, research councils, scholarships and bursaries from the School/Uni website etc. Wondering if anyone knew of anywhere else I should be checking! Thanks so much! Claire x
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Exploring Ideas for Controlling Budget - Advice.
Hi, My son will (results permitting) be going to study at Uni starting in September. We as parents are in the fortunate position to be able to contribute towards his maintenance loan / living expenses, but he will also be getting the basic maintenance loan from Student Finance England. My thought was, that he opens two…
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Help with tuition fees?
My situation - 44 year old, previous undergraduate degree, not working due to caring responsibilities of adopted child with special needs. He is going to school in September and I found a degree course that I really, really want to do, but I am not eligible for tuition loans because of my previous degree (even though is…
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Not A Typical Student - Financial Advice Needed!
I'm 38 and am going back to uni in September. I already have a degree and so can not apply for another student loan even though I paid that off years ago. However, having worked in a well paid job for the last 10 years and having saved, I am in the fortunate position of not having to worry about funding myself through uni…
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Parents applying for maintenance loan
I have a child who is just finishing university and a second child just about to start. Can I use the same UCAS account I created for my first, to apply for my second child’s maintenance load or do I need to create a new one? Any advice gladly received:)
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MSE News: Studying in Scotland and struggling...
Almost 90% of applicants to a fund for students in financial difficulty in Scotland have been accepted in the last three years - with each being given over £900 on average, according to data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com...Read the full story: 'Studying in Scotland and struggling with money? This fund gives £900+ to…
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any reason to NOT take loan?
As I understand, the rational choice is to fund uni with student loans as it's essentially a no-win no-pay guarantee, unless you go on to make big bucks you'll likely never pay it back. But, is there any circumstance in which it would be sensible to pay fees / costs upfront from your own pocket? Thanks in advance for any…
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Btec Level 3 Diploma confusion
My daughter has just received her Btec L3 Diploma. I have two questions...Firstly, It says on the diploma that 'this document consists of more than one page' , even though she's only received a single page. Does anyone know what is missing? Secondly, she's achieved Double Grade Merit Merit. I've been looking on the Pearson…
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2007 Student Loan
I graduated in 2006 and had a student loan. I have since been overseas and recently returned to the UK where I have started working and seen that an automatic payment has started coming out my account. I have read various forums that I have a right to challenge the loan request given that it has not been requested in all…
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Masters and benefits
My youngest is starting to get unconditional offers for a masters degree. The only thing I!!!8217;m aware of is a bursary which he is part using to pay the course fees. He lives with us at home and is intending to work part time at weekends but this will bring in a small wage. Might there be any benefits he could claim?
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Compensation for university strikes
Are university students entitled to compensation if the lecturers are striking continuously as they are at the moment, most students are paying £9000 a year and missing out on valuable lessons.
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student loan phone number?
I am trying to ring student loan on behalf of my son to check they have got some information I sent. He cannot ring himself as he is working abroad. I just want a number that takes me through to ask if they have received it, but the number I am ringing needs me to give passwords that he set up which I don't know and he…
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Mature student finance with student children?
I've read everything I can find about this, but thought I'd double check in case I'm missing something. As a mature student with children also at uni, the student finance available to me would be based on household income with no allowance for the contribution we are expected to make towards our children's finances? If I'm…
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Help Understanding Plan 1 Student Loan Deductions
Hi, I am hoping someone can help me understand how my Plan 1 student loan repayments are calculated. I followed the advice on this site about reviewing my P60s from previous tax years and, according to my sums, I believe I have overpaid. For example, in the 2012/13 tax year: Total pay £23,672.94 Student loan deductions…
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MSE News: Student loan repayment rules to change..
A new regulation which will see the student loan repayment threshold raised to £25,000/yr and then increase annually in line with changes to average earnings will come into force next month...Read the full story: 'Student loan repayment rules to change next month - what you need to know' Click reply below to discuss. If…
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Old Style Student loan query
Hello, I have a query regarding old style student loans and their 'wipe date'. Loan 1 taken out 1995-96 Loan 2 " " 1996-7 Loan 3 " " 1997-8 Loan 4 " " 1998-9 Student was aged 23 at beginning of the course. Having had a look at Martin Lewis' article, it seems to me that either these loans should become wiped when the…
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Mature student at Open Uni
Hello, Ive just started a course with the Open Uni. Im 34, and I am retraining in 1 of the STEM fields. I quit full time work because they would not allow me to reduce my hours to part-time so, although I am currently not working, I will be getting a part time job very soon. I obviously have to buy laptop, software etc for…
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Student loan written off then new loan taken out
Hi, I appreciate that I'm probably in an unusual position but I'm looking for advice as I can't find a definitive answer anywhere! I took out three student loans in 1992, 93 and 94. According to information on this page, my student loans should be written off in 2019 as it will be 25 years since the date of my last student…
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Council tax arrears
Hi there, I’m new so not sure if this is the right place !!!129335;!!!127995;!!!8205;!!!9792;!!!65039; Basically, I lived in shared rental accommodation when I was a student nurse. I shared with a student doctor and a guy that worked full time. I qualified 4 yrs ago and moved out. Whilst I lived in this accommodation…
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Struggling to get payments set up again
OK my main problem with the student loans company is after more than 6 months after I started a new job I still have not been able to get them to send a 'start notice' to my employer so my payments can start to come out of my salary. I've never had this issue before but there was some problem which resulted in this not…
