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Advantis Debt Collection re Student Loans
I've received a letter from Advantis saying they've been looking for me as I owe student loans £4150 and they are to collect this. I Pay my student loan back monthly through my salary, never missed it, never received any letters saying anything wrong.they have my address etc so why say they are looking for me? I graduated…
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Repaying student loans - rates
OK, I am an old bod and usually hanging about the Pension pages so do bear with me as I want to help sort out my son. He first went to Uni in 2010 for 3 years and had a loan then did a MSc directly after that. This year he is going to do a teaching course PGCE and is due a bursary and loan for that. When he starts teaching…
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is NUS card price ever discounted??
Hi guys thinking of buying a NUS card and as it's £12 which is ok just wondering if this is ever discounted?? Are there any clever ways to buy it as I know how ingenious moneysavers are!
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Overseas student?
Looking for some advice for my niece. She lives in USA and is English, she has dual nationality. How is she viewed if she wants to study at an English university? Is she charged as an overseas student? How do the qualifications compare? She will have done a 2 year associate degree at a community college. and is 19 atm. Any…
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Is my repayment threshold frozen if graduated in Summer 2015?
I began university in 2012 (first year of £9,000 fees) and graduated in the Summer of 2015. I know that in November 2015 the government backtracked on its promise that, from April 2017, the £21,000 repayment threshold would be upped each year in line with average earnings. In the article on MSE it says 'there's no change…
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Advice on maintainance loan
Hi im 36, mother of 4 (all under 11). I live with my partner of 19yr. He earned £34g before tax last yr. Im about to start a found degree in sept. I applied for fees and maint-loan. Partner did all that was requested online by SFEngland. I received an email today to say i will be getting £3821 (in 3 sep payments). Its a…
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Student Finance - Mature student
I have signed up at college as a mature student and at college a lady helped me sort finance out. She said I will get my course fee's paid and maintenance grant and adult dependance grant. I will be doing full time study and work and live with my husband who works. We have a rough income of 38000 a year. We have 1…
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Scholarships on the rise
In the last year we have seen an big increase in the number of scholarships at The Scholarship Hub being offered by companies, not only from the UK but from overseas too, which are open to UK students. Most universities offer scholarships, but they are generally linked to one particular university but this new breed of…
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Paying off a credit card bill using overdraft
So I've been blissfully living in the land of those unaware of what a credit rating is. Having recently spoken to my bank, it's come to my attention that my score is likely to be super bad. I've been told that getting a student credit card and paying it off regularly can improve that. However, given the current…
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MA loan and registration communication failure
:money:Hi Martin/All, This is my first nubbie post and find myself in dire straights, again! Although I have been successful with my applications for both my course and full slc MA funding (which has been pre-scheduled as 4 payments over 2yrs with the first payment to be paid into my bank account on 1st October,) for my MA…
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I am new on this forum. But I was wondering if anyone of you was using any online writing services?
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Student loan at age 57?
My friend reckons he can get a student loan and go to uni, and never have to pay it off because he'll be 60+ when he graduates and will never earn enough to be obliged to repay it. He's worked since age 16, never went to uni, doesn't have a first degree, and has never had a student loan or grant. Is it true? Or has he…
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student loan -
Hi, My son goes to university this September to do a 4 year course in Chemistry. We estimate that by the end of his course this will have cost him about £70 - 80k !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully when he graduates he will be able to secure a job with a decent salary. Money that he has inherited from his…
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Is postgraduate loan a no-brainer?
I'm going to start a masters in September but I'm currently in full-time employment with a good credit history (will quit job to start study). My masters will cost just over £8000 and I was planning on applying for the full £10k postgrad loan. However the idea of paying 4.6% apr (RPI + 3%) on the loan is a bit annoying.…
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Wait till end of tax year to get refund on student loan???
i just called up SLC today. Woman goes "we cannot issue any refund unless HMRC tell us you've overpaid and that won't happen till the end of the tax year". Brilliant. So what, that's it? I have to wait until next year April to get my £500 back? my situation is i still have 6k balance to pay, but i don't care - i left my…
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Grant or Loan for mature student on Access course?
Morning all, I'm 33 and about to start down the path of an Access to Higher Education course with distancelearning.co.uk. I'm wondering if there are any loan or grant options available to me? I'm working full time and get paid just enough above minimum wage to be ineligible for tax credits and anything else while my…
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help dropped out of uni after three classes they are charging me £750 for entire term
i attended university to do my pgce after attending four classes (at different points over a two month period) i dropped out as the course wasnt for me. The university said i have to pay £750 for the entire first term, student loans wont pay it as you have to be going for 3 months. I queried what legal right they had to…
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Have your say on changes to the student loans agreement
Hi Everyone, On Monday 18 July at 4.30 pm, MPs will debate in Westminster Hall the e-petition relating to changes to the student loans agreement. The Petitions Committee invite you to share your comments on this topic with them and inform the debate. Your comments will be shared with Members taking part in the debate.…
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Utility bills conundrum
Hello. I will be moving into a house with friends for my second year at uni but have a question about paying utility bills and joint accounts. I have decided not to be part of the joint account my friends are setting up to pay for the various bills in case of default payments as I want to keep my credit history clean. If…
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NHS Degree 2017. Has all financial help been stopped?
Hi. My partner is about to start her access course this September. With the intention of starting her degree next September. We have been looking into course fees and what bursaries are available. We have come to realise that the government have stopped the bursaries and grants for NHS Degree starting in 2017. She is 34.…
