SAAS asking for step dads p60 NOW? help

littlepinkstars44

ok even though i went back to college in August, and have been recieving my student loan and bursary every month, only now SAAS are asking to see proof of my step dads income?
They sent him a letter asking for a copy of his p60, i havent had the time to photocopy it yet though.

But when i applied for my loan and bursary online in June, they never asked for any of this, just how much he earns and his NI number, so he told me to put down £15,000, which i did.
Now looking at his p60 (which he only gave me to photocopy) he only makes £14,650 a year.

So does this mean that my bursary will be increased and backdated?
As i currently only get £134 student loan and £214 bursary every month

any help or advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Lokolo

Might change by £1 or £2 but nothing much. However you shouldn't have 'just put £15,000' down, as this isn't accurate, you always should use the exact amount.

They are most probably just checking, yeh you'll be fine as its less than £15,000 but if its more they would ask for money back.

littlepinkstars44

Lokolo wrote: »

Might change by £1 or £2 but nothing much. However you shouldn't have 'just put £15,000' down, as this isn't accurate, you always should use the exact amount.

They are most probably just checking, yeh you'll be fine as its less than £15,000 but if its more they would ask for money back.

thanks, thats what he told me to put down.

i'm asuming they didn't need to see it right away, as i'm doing my second year of my HND.
so same course, same college, only in second year now.

so will they backdate it as well then?
cause that could be an extra £10 to pay to my debts lol!

Lokolo

No idea, they might just ignore it as its under £15,000 and won't change it lol.

La-Cara

littlepinkstars44 wrote: »

ok even though i went back to college in August, and have been recieving my student loan and bursary every month, only now SAAS are asking to see proof of my step dads income?
They sent him a letter asking for a copy of his p60, i havent had the time to photocopy it yet though.

But when i applied for my loan and bursary online in June, they never asked for any of this, just how much he earns and his NI number, so he told me to put down £15,000, which i did.
Now looking at his p60 (which he only gave me to photocopy) he only makes £14,650 a year.

So does this mean that my bursary will be increased and backdated?
As i currently only get £134 student loan and £214 bursary every month

any help or advice would be appreciated, thanks!

on the SAAS website there's a support calculator, and I put in both income amounts and the amount of support doesn't change. After all it is a relatively small difference in income. If you want a look yourself it's here:
http://www.saas.gov.uk/anon_calc.htm

littlepinkstars44

La-Cara wrote: »

on the SAAS website there's a support calculator, and I put in both income amounts and the amount of support doesn't change. After all it is a relatively small difference in income. If you want a look yourself it's here:
http://www.saas.gov.uk/anon_calc.htm

when i put my step dads inome in it comes up with less money than i am actually recieving now?
my student loan works out at £90 a month, when i get £134 a month
and my bursary works out at £200 a month, when i get £214 a month

QuirkyChemistry

Hi,

My parents had to do this last year. Apparently they take a random sample of people just to check for fraud. It was good for me though as I got reassessed and got more money. I don't know how it will affect you though. You will just have to send it and see because if you don't send it then I think they stop your loan. Hope it works out for you.

littlepinkstars44

QuirkyChemistry wrote: »

Hi,

My parents had to do this last year. Apparently they take a random sample of people just to check for fraud. It was good for me though as I got reassessed and got more money. I don't know how it will affect you though. You will just have to send it and see because if you don't send it then I think they stop your loan. Hope it works out for you.

thanks, going to photocopy it in college on Friday and get him to send it off.

Helix

Are you sure you are allowed to send a photocopy. I know with the SLC you must send the original copy to them. SAAS might do it differently though.

littlepinkstars44

Helix wrote: »

Are you sure you are allowed to send a photocopy. I know with the SLC you must send the original copy to them. SAAS might do it differently though.

no the letter says send a photocopy only

ninja-lewis

QuirkyChemistry wrote: »

Hi,

My parents had to do this last year. Apparently they take a random sample of people just to check for fraud. It was good for me though as I got reassessed and got more money. I don't know how it will affect you though. You will just have to send it and see because if you don't send it then I think they stop your loan. Hope it works out for you.

I had to do this for my first two years as well. My dad is self employed so had to involve the accountant. When I applied for the second year, they only gave me the non-means tested loan until they received proof of income (which didn't occur until after I had received the last loan payment of the year). Once they had the proof, I received the rest of my bursary and loan as a lump sum. One thing to watch out for is the balance of bursary to loan being adjusted - in my first year my father had overestimated his income and his real income had been somewhat lower - my total support went up by £500 but the loan had gone by £400 while the bursary had gone up £900. As the SAAS are seperate to SLC they didn't deduct the difference themselves so I had to sort the overpayment out myself.