University funding

Middlers

Hi,

I understand that I will have to pay tuition fees and accommodation fees for my son when he starts University next September but, I also have a daughter starting at the same time - is there help available for those with more than one child at University? Please tell me there is, as I have another daughter going the year after as well! :eek:

Magentasue

My son started this year and it all changes from Sept so some of this may not apply to you. For tuition fees, they ask about dependents and what they are doing - having two children in HE is taken into account. There is a website with info but it's downat the moment - make sure you are looking at from 2006. Or google student finance 2006 or tuition fees; there are lots of sites that reproduce theinfo.HTH

The website you want is [size=-1]www.studentsupportdirect.co.uk

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lellie

Having 2 children at university will make VERY little difference.. it's classed as £1000 off your salary.. so unless you're just on the threshold for getting fees support it won't make any difference.

gizmoleeds

Why do you have to pay fees?

From next year the top-up fees system is being introduced so all fees are paid back with the student loan afterwards.

Are you not British citizens or something?

Middlers

Many thanks to those who have already replied. In answer to the question 'Why pay fees?' - Fees have to be paid whatever and I would prefer to pay those fees myself rather than burden my children when they start out. Any help I can give them in that direction must be a good thing. I would have thought the government might assist if, as in my case, there are several offspring at Uni at the same time.

ReportInvestor

Your children, not you, are being burdened as individuals in their own right.

As individuals their comnbined improved lifetime earning power will be x2 one child.

So there is no real case for subsidy, tough as it may seem.

BTW I read somewhere that 75% of the population was now in favour of Labour's top-up fees.

But you don't have to pay any fees until your children finish uni. That is one improvement in the new system.

Like you, my boss will have three kids at uni at the same time though, and he is tearing his hair out as well

mrs_lds

My daughter wants to go to a university in the us for an art degree for 4 years.Can she still get a student loan here or not?

freebie_junkie

my mum and dad never paid for my accomodation and i never have gone into an overdraft. not paying for the accomodation will teach your son and daughter to budget, i think.