Help With Student Loans - HERE!

sally12345_2

Hi SLC, really hoping you can help me here! I have finished my degree this year and going onto do my PGCE, I am now living with my partner. The guidelines look like I cannot be classed as an independent student due to the three year thing and not being married. But my parents do not support me and without the grant im really going to struggle. Is there a way around this so taht i can be means tested on my partner rather than my parents as they earn over the barrier, yet i do not get anything from them nor live with them. How would i go about it?? I have been working part time throughout uni so supprt myself.
Thanks

littlemissmoney

sally12345 wrote: »

Hi SLC, really hoping you can help me here! I have finished my degree this year and going onto do my PGCE, I am now living with my partner. The guidelines look like I cannot be classed as an independent student due to the three year thing and not being married. But my parents do not support me and without the grant im really going to struggle. Is there a way around this so taht i can be means tested on my partner rather than my parents as they earn over the barrier, yet i do not get anything from them nor live with them. How would i go about it?? I have been working part time throughout uni so supprt myself.
Thanks

Explain to your parents and ask them to support you? Maybe they would consider giving you an interest free loan?

sally12345_2

i dont want my parents to have to support me, the point is im living with my partner, im independent so why should my grant be calculated on my parents just because im not married

Oldernotwiser

sally12345 wrote: »

Hi SLC, really hoping you can help me here! I have finished my degree this year and going onto do my PGCE, I am now living with my partner. The guidelines look like I cannot be classed as an independent student due to the three year thing and not being married. But my parents do not support me and without the grant im really going to struggle. Is there a way around this so taht i can be means tested on my partner rather than my parents as they earn over the barrier, yet i do not get anything from them nor live with them. How would i go about it?? I have been working part time throughout uni so supprt myself.
Thanks

The only way round it is to marry him before the start of the year! If this seems a bit extreme (which it should) then just accept that you'll have to look to your partner and your own resources for financial support.

You must have managed financially for the 3 years of your degree and this year you'll have the PGCE bursary and someone to share the bills with, so you should be much better off.

sally12345_2

SLC, could you answer this. How much detail do you have to go into proving you have suported yourself for 3 years?

Horlock

Does anyone know if the "repayment of teacher loans" RTL scheme applies to teachers in the public sector or only to teachers in the state sector?

Lokolo

Horlock wrote: »

Does anyone know if the "repayment of teacher loans" RTL scheme applies to teachers in the public sector or only to teachers in the state sector?

They scrapped the teacher loan thing years ago.

Taiko

Sally, you need to demonstrate you've self-supported yourself by means of full time employment for a period 3 years prior to the start of your course. P60's will be required, and you cannot have been in full-time education during the 3 years.

deanlr55

Hi Guys

You all seem up to scratch with Student Loan issues so have question for anyone in the know-how:

I have been offered a place to Study at Newport UNI on the PGCE PcE (Post Compulsory Education). I live in England. Am I eligible for Student Loan on this course (Age 16-19) and can I get any other funding?

Thanks Guys

Oldernotwiser

deanlr55 wrote: »

Hi Guys

You all seem up to scratch with Student Loan issues so have question for anyone in the know-how:

I have been offered a place to Study at Newport UNI on the PGCE PcE (Post Compulsory Education). I live in England. Am I eligible for Student Loan on this course (Age 16-19) and can I get any other funding?

Thanks Guys

i just typed a long reply, with links, that disappeared. Have a look at the Newport website; all the information is there.