SAAS Travel expenses can now be claimed

GlasweJen

Just put in a claim for £533.60. I hope they don't go off their heads that I get two different zone cards every month, for some reason 2 different bus companies operate between home and uni and there's no card that they both accept.

The_One_Who

GlasweJen wrote: »

you have to use the cheapest possible method of travel (example bus not train), you need to buy the cheapest ticket (i.e a 4 weekly instead of a return every day), you can only claim for journeys that are not within "reasonable walking distance". You can have 2 single journeys between your term time address and your home address per term (so 4 singles really).

£155 of each claim is deducted as you are expected to pay this with your loan/bursary. So your £133 award is based on a claim of £288. If that's not right then phone SAAS and ask.

This is right, except you don't have to use the bus instead of the train. I could use both but trains are much more regular and just more practical for me. A friend of mine could also use both but chooses the train and he still gets his claim.

lrr_2

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

I got a payment through yesterday for £133 from the saas, not sure if this is my travel expenses, but i'm not waiting on anything else from them. Is there a route to appeal the travel expenses?
I'm in uni full time 5 days a week and travel more than 100 miles a week there and back! Not sure how they have calculated the £133?

Doesnt sound right - Im approx 78 miles a week and got £291, maybe because I dont live in the city that I go to. Def query it! I also use my car which I put on the form.

I just received a payment in the bank after claiming, no letter explaining how they worked it out though.

GlasweJen

they don't pay petrol but they will pay the equivilent that you would to public transport. The formula for working it out is on the guidance form that you can download from their site.

No_Future

Do you need to be Scottish or a UK student studying in Scotland for this?

littlepinkstars44

No_Future wrote: »

Do you need to be Scottish or a UK student studying in Scotland for this?

yes as it is SAAS who award it

GlasweJen

you need to be funded by SAAS, you should also be on means tested funding as you don't get travel expenses on the minimum loan amount.