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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…
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Masters Degree - Living Allowance?
Is there a living allowance upon working towards a Masters Degree? Currently in my third year and I've been under the impression that I'll be working when I've finished, remaining in the job I'm currently working part time in as at least it's something, and the opportunities to climb the ladder are there and being offered…
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Getting a student loan after course has started
My other half is in a really tricky situation. To cut a long story short, she did a part-time degree over 3 years, while working full-time. She applied for an SLC loan to cover her fees in year one and assumed there was no need to reapply after that first year, but it turns out she did need to, and she owes fees for years…
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Tuition compensation
As a post-grad student I am set to lose a third of my taught seminars this term due to strike action. My term fees are £1625. Do I have any official rights in terms of seeking compensation? The university is palming me off with excuses, I was considering legal action and/or placing a claim through the courts. Do I have a…
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Question: Amazon Prime Student free trial
Hi All I have belatedly discovered that I can get six months of Prime for free because I have a .ac.uk e-mail address. The thing is, I might not still have it in September because I won't be a student in the next academic year (I don't know when the Uni cuts off your access to the student e-mail). Will anybody who's done…
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Grant Over-Payment following Break From Study
Hi all :) My circumstances are that in April 2016 I had to break from study due to not being able to cope with my studies following a bereavement. This was right at the end of my third and final year of University and I withdrew from my course only about 6 weeks before it finished. I had been to all the lectures and…
