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How will My Student Loan affect My parents Tax credits
I'm moving out this year for my second year of uni. However will my maintainance loan/grant affect my parents tax credits? im 20 yrs old. Does it count as a 3rd income or something, will me applying for the maintainance grant cause my mum to lose money, she's just gone on maternity leave so i don't wan't to affect her…
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Going Abroad for studying a good choice?
My friend is planning to go to Canada for doing his post graduation. She think it is a good idea, but not sure if the cost for doing that is worth. Can anyone give an advice about that? Also is it possible to do part time job with a Canadian student visa? If not, is there anything extra we should do to make a living while…
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Gap Year Travel - Going It Alone vs Choosing an Agency
Just wanted to get some thoughts on how best one can save money on a full on all out gap year adventure. Once I've finished uni I want to have a good six months to a year out doing something completely different overseas. I've found a lot of opportunities for organised programmes through specialist gap year companies, like…
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Please! help me. Student finance refused
Hi, Last year, my application for student finance was declined due to not being able to satisfy residency criteria i.e. 3 yrs in UK before the start of the course. Although, I had ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) at the time of application, I accept the fact that I didn't meet those points because I was on 2yrs and running…
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Housemate failed to progress to final year. Need advice on accommodation.
Hi everyone. I've just had some bad news that one of my housemates didn't manage to get the mark needed to progress on to the final year of their Masters course. Me and my other housemate are quite bewildered about actions we should take with accommodation. To elaborate a bit, the three of us (myself and my two housemates)…
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Student living cost help.
Hi there, I have twins wishing to study the same Degree at the same college/university. We went up to an open day yesterday, to find out that living expenses eg a £300 Bond, and then £650 part rent is payable per student is payable up front. Would there be anywhere that we'd be able to get any help towards these fees.…
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Should I pay off my student loan?
My son has just graduated and we are debating whether we should help him pay off his student loan or use the money to help him put down a deposit on a flat. He is from the first year of graduates that paid the £9k fees and has a debt of circa £45k. Rather annoyingly the moneysavingexpert expert section on this topic…
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Already receiving student finance but can I apply for advance 24 loan?
I can't seem to find the answer to this so thought I would ask in here. I am receiving student finance for a degree at the moment but I was wondering if I could still apply for an advance 24 loan for a different course that I would like to do at the same time (a short course)?
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Full time student/earning money
Hello Hope I'm posting in the right section. I'm a full time (medical) student, 19yrs old. My mother doesn't work (is disabled) and my father was made redundant from his company a year ago. Since then he hasn't been able to find work which is probably due more to his age. At this stage they have no savings and next to…
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2 year part time course -no finance available
Hi, My DD will be starting a course to become a qualified RAD dance teacher in January, she'll be 19. Unfortunately this course does not qualify for student loan finance (total cost for both years is just under £6000). She's saving like mad and doing as much as she can to get cash, but I wondered if we have any other…
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SFE Appeal process
Hi all Has anyone else been through the appeals process with SFE? I submitted mine 15 days ago (as of the end of today) and still haven't received a response save for an automated email confirming receipt of it. It was my understanding that they had to respond within 15 days, is that not correct? Extremely frustrated.....…
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Finance options for 24y/o starting HNC this Sept
Hi there, My boyfriend is interested in starting an HNC course at my local college this September. He has not studied at that college before, or started the same course at another college before, so would be classed as a 'first timer'. On the college's website (possibly outdated), it says that if you are 24 on the day the…
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son going to college and starts pt work
hi,great news my son has got himself a job part time 0 hrs he starts 1st july as still at school,hopefully he will get his grades so that he can do a college course full time starting september he will be working while at college,does it affect the tax credits i will continue to get for him and will it affect his bursary…
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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…
