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Help: student finance when medically intermitting
Hi, I'm a final year student and I've had to intermit on medical grounds until October when I'll start the year again. That's all fine, I'm just very confused by the information out there regarding the impact this has on my finances, so I'm hoping someone here has the knowledge to demystify my situation. For context, I'm a…
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Studying on Maternity Leave
Hi All, I'm pregnant with my 1st child. I currently work evenings and weekends. I am taking 1 year mat leave beginning in July. I am due to return to study in September - will I still receive SMP if I also receive student loan & bursary? This is not a NHS course, no placements are involved (only 2 and a half days per week…
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Open university - any grants?
First post, so I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place... but I have enrolled onto a course for Open University starting later this year. A friend who goes to a bricks and mortar uni said I may be entitled to a grant called Parents Learning Allowance or something along those lines as I have a son. Is this applicable…
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Student living in London
Hi, I have been accepted on to a postgraduate course starting next September. Does anyone have any tips on living cheaply in London as a student? Thanks
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Cheap Way to be a Student
Is there a cheap way in which I can be a student? I'm working with a number of students on a project and as part of it need access to a subscription service. All the students I'm working with have free access to it using their college email account, but I can't get on to it! It would cost me £1700/year and I'm thinking…
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UK postgraduate student loans scheme
Hi, I'm really confused by the new postgraduate loan scheme as it seems to have some odd restrictions that may mean that my girlfriend isn't eligible. Here is the situation. We met in Wales when I was a PhD student and my girlfriend was working here after finishing her degree. I am about to move back into England for a new…
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Compelling personal reasons - SFE
Hi all, I started uni back in September 2012 and dropped out around November 2013. I have since been working full time and I am now looking at returning. I call SFE this morning to ask how much funding I would be entitled to and they've advised me I can get 2 years but if I can prove I have compelling personal reasons they…
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Money help, girlfriend going to university
Hi, me and my girlfriend this year will be moving to Derby from Doncaster, probably renting a small 2 bedroom house for 3 years while she finishes her course. My question is will she get any finalcial help, she will not be work, I am on £24k a year salary. Can anybody give us some rough figures of what she is eligible for,…
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Student fee change mid course
I joined a private uni in May 15 in order to study a 2 year degree priced at £7k per year. As I was a mature student I was required to complete a pathway course before, begin a 3 year degree (£6k per year) and after my first term I would be assessed to see if I was good enough to move onto the 2 year course......all making…
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Student Loan - Travelling
Sorry if this has came up before Going travelling for 8 months in Sept and will be living off savings. After this I will return to the UK and continue to work as normal. Do I pay student loan while away? Thanks
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student loans and travelling
So I'm a little confused, and I wanted some advice from people that may have had experience with this before I ring the phone number and go into a recorded conversation. So I may well be going travelling for over a year, and I don't have much money. I'm going to be travelling on the cheap, taking budget busses, (maybe)…
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The Government's new Student Loan Repayment Strategy
Hi, The government recently published its review of the Student Loan Repayment for Higher Education: www gov.uk/ government/ uploads/ system/ uploads/ attachment_data/ file/ 499432/BIS-16-8-student-loan-repayment-for-sustainable-higher-education-strategy-February-2016. pdf Within this strategy it talks of people being…
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Student finance when you already have an HNC and HND
My cousin is thinking of doing his degree with the open university, he already works in the industry he will be studying and has got an HNC and HND which he did about 6 years ago and then had to stop due to my aunt becoming unwell, he was studying away and came home to look after her. As he has been out of study for some…
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Students caught up in £6k loan trap as Government freezes salary threshold for anothe
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/studentfinance/article-3439538/Students-caught-6k-loan-trap-Government-freezes-salary-threshold-five-years-U-turn.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
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forwarding post to DD at uni - Not getting there
Hi I am forwarding the odd bits of post that comes to my DD (who is away at UNI) It doesn't get there reliably so I asked at the post office and was surprised to be told you needed to pay to forward it (I had thought under post office rules they had to do it free) Anyway - I now stick a stamp on as its not much, but just…
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Going to Uni as a carer
I'm a carer on carers' allowance for an elderly parent. I've worked really hard and will be taking some a-levels this summer (privately funded). I would really like to go to uni and have had a couple of offers however I really don't know how affordable it will be. I will lose the carers' allowance but I will still be doing…
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International Travel - Banking
My son is at university studying languages (4 Years). His full academic third year will be spent abroad, most likely, France, US, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy. He currently has a Santander student current account for use in the UK but I am becoming concerned than when his travels begin (August 2016) the exchange charges…
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Don't think I'm going to get TMA finished on time
For various reasons which I won't go into I've left my TMA to the last minute. It's due in tomorrow however I've been trying to get it done and I'm just really struggling with it. I just know I'm not going to be able to finish it and even if I do finish it I just know it's going to be a rubbish assignment. I don't know…
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Student Grant/Pension query
My son is at Uni (1st year) and gets a full grant as I retired at 62 and income below £25000. I am due to get state pension in April which will take my income over min. and reduce his grant by £900 ish. Would I be able to defer my pension for two years enabling him to get full grant and is it worth it. Thanks for any…
