Mature Student with Dependant

Human_Computer

I am a 25 year old goin into my 2nd year Bsc Degree with debt problems. I wanna know whether a partner of a mature student can claim income support as we have a 15 months old dependant and v r getting £45/week Child Tax credit. Now is there anyone who is in the same position as us. We have been in heavy debt for some years now and are kinda ignoring and then making arrangements for manageable payments and den kinda breaking agreement as the company debt collectors change so its been a very very bumpy ride for us over the years better still we r way more positive as I know once the degree is completed I can manage to sort some payments and pay all in few years after University. Now at this point in time I am starting my uni on 29th and applied for student loan and tuition fee loan earyl sept I am expecting it to be in November time but want to what my partner can do as she looks after the baby and studies an accounting course at home. I paid for the course when I was working 2 years ago and is due to complete in June 2009. Any help would be a breath of fresh air.

Thanks

DrFluffy

Make an aopointment to see your finance advisor at university. They will have all the up to date info you will need, can help you budget, investigate other sources of funding (via FunderFinder and similar), will know what benefits your family can claim while you are a student.

Have you applied foir ALF? They can help you with that too - often a member of a unis counselling team sits on the panel who decide who gets ALF and how much, so it's always useful to have someone on the inside...

Human_Computer

Thanks for the info I will b heading straight to Uni on Monday and making an appointment. Thanks so much for all the info.


Regards