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Council tax: does the University notify the council?
I thought I read somewhere that local councils will obtain information on enrolled students to automatically exempt them from paying council tax but my local council is now asking me to pay tax (which I'll try to correct). Have I misread/misremembered, perhaps? Does each student still have to contact the council…
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Student bank accounts for 16 year old
My daughter is in full-time training to be a dancer and in September will be starting a degree, for which she will receive student loan funding. I am trying to find a student bank account which will suit a 16 year old, but they all seem to have 17 or 18 as a minimum. Is there an account I haven't found yet? If not, what…
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Paid Surveys
Hello, I am increasingly hearing about paid surveys from a few random sources. I was wondering does anyone on the boards do any of the uk ones? Or is there any known catches? I have plenty of free time between classes this semester and i usually work at the computer anyway, i was considering trying a few of them out if it…
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Student Loan repayments not being deducted
Slightly complicated one here, so apologies in advance but any help would be much appreciated! I'm currently in my first job after graduating, earning over the repayment threshold and so expected deductions through PAYE from April. This did not happen, and after querying with my employer found that they hadn't been…
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Anyone know anything about ELQ rules and tuition fees please?
Hi I am due to start a social work degree in September and made enquiries with Student Finance before applying to ensure I would be eligible for three years funding. The answer was yes as my previous course of study was part time over two years and was a teaching qualification (equivalent to a one year full time one at 120…
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Evidence for SLC
Hi all, Can anyone advise please, I have updated my details with the SLC and they have now asked for my partner to sign a document to prove he supports me and provide evidence... eg bank statements showing how he supports me, we have a joint account that I use as and when but have no 'payments' from him to show he gives me…
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Has anyone done the distance learning access course to midwifery or something similar
Hi i was wondering if anyone has done the distancelearning access to midwifery course or something similar as i am looking into doing this.i just wondered how anyone got on as im going to have to juggle it with working too?and if the fee of £922 is reasonable as im not sure where to look to see if i can get help with…
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Childcare Grant for F/T HE Students
I was just reading about childcare grants for full time HE students in England which covers 85% of childcare costs. I understand that this grant is not repayable - is this correct ? Also, does anybody know (or have links?) if this is means tested on family income ? Many thanks for any help.
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Student Loan Repayment REFUND
I started paying back my student loan last year once I started employment, and paid back £450 in total. However at the end of the financial year I was told I could claim a refund if I wanted to as I earnt under the repayment threshold. Usually, I would have just left it paid as it's gonna need to be one day, but due to…
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Student Loan Repayments
Okay, I know this is a stupid question. I graduated from university in 2011, and a week on Monday I will be starting a new job in the NHS that will push me into the repayment of student loan bracket for the first time. My question is, does HMRC deduct it automatically, or do I have to instruct them of my new salary?
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Am I eligible for any Masters funding?
I’ve just started to look into Masters funding and seem to be running into brick wall after brick wall, so am wondering if there is any point me carrying on? [FONT="]I’m over 30, have a 2:1 rather than a 1:1 and I’m in the enviable position of having savings set aside for a mortgage (over…
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Student FInance Refusal
Some one from Student Forum refered me here. They said there was someone by name of Taiko and many other people who would have more knowledge on my circumstance. Am a parent to a 18year old daughter who is due to join uni in September. We applied for SFL but we have been turned down on conditions being, that she has not…
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Financially independent - final year
My son started Uni in 2012 for foundation year and is now about to start his final year of Computer Science degree. He moved into joint room in halls with his girlfriend in 2012 essentially leaving home. In 2013 they moved in to their own flat. She finished her degree last year and is now working but low pay. He works part…
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Owing debt to university after graduating
Hi, I graduate from university nearly a year ago now, I owe the university £3,000 due to a shortfall between what I received from Student Finance and my accommodation/living costs. I have been paying back £50 a month by direct debit for the past year and this has been fine, I am perfectly happy paying back that amount, I…
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Escaping tuition fees
The link (below) is to a BBC news story about Americans going to Germany for fee-free education, and how much they save. Presumably this is open to us as well, and it gives links to a database of courses taught in English there... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32821678
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Can Uni students only have one current account?
Hello, Just looking at Student accounts. Some websites are saying you can only have one current account. My daughter has an ordinary current account that she has her wages paid into, would she have to close it when she opens a student account? Or does it mean you can only have one student account but other current accounts…
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Postgraduate - Lost in financial world
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I'm sorry if this topic has been addressed elsewhere but I couldn't find it using the search function. I graduated in July last year and have been unable to gain employment. In September I am starting a funded doctorate that includes a stipend payment. The only problem is…
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Student Loan or 0% credit card?
(also posted on CC board) Daughter currently works fulltime on low-ish salary approx. £15K pa. gross. She wants to go back to Uni 1 day per week to get quals that will increase her salary but in order to do this she will have to reduce hours to 4 day week and will lose 20% of salary while studying for 3 yrs. Has a current…
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Living at home or not?
My husband starts university Sept 2015 - we are confused at the wording re living at home. Option 1 - Living with Parents Option 2 - Living away from home Well neither?! Not living with parents but lives with me. So what is it! If he selects living with parents he gets less money...but he pays rent so is it not option 2?…
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University will not give me a refund!
I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction? This whole fiasco started last year when I was incorrectly advised by my university as a part time student I wasn't entitled to fee support due to the amount of credits I was taking (the course I was on underwent considerable changes meaning I had already completed…
