SAAS Travel Expenses 09/10 APPLY NOW

eklynne

I don't think asking for £300-£400 a year in travel expenses is being 'handheld'. Also, what do you mean by 'doing anything by themselves'? I think we are getting slightly off topic.
I personally know many individuals who would love to go into HE and would doubtlessly flourish there, but simply cannot as the funding is so poor.
I am glad that you feel grateful for the paltry amount the government provide you with in order that you can educate yourself, but the general concensus of the student population in this country does not concurr.

The_One_Who

Many students now feel that university is a consumer product that they have bought and so are entitled to be handheld throughout their degree. They want to be taught rather than learn. En suite bathrooms seem to be the norm, even though they are more expensive. There is nothing wrong with a shared bathroom. They want everything put up online so they can access it when they want to, etc, etc, etc.

Funding isn't that bad. There are always part-time jobs, studying part-time, saving up until you can afford it. Saying you can't afford a higher education doesn't wash with me, I'm afraid. I would love SAAS to go back to the thrice-yearly loan installments, it made things better and cheaper for me, but some people couldn't control their spending and now we're all stuck with monthly.

cm1981

just called and although my claim was processed on the 24th they said it will be released on the 7th and can take 10 more days, its a bit ridiculous to be honest since i applied 14th December.

eklynne

The_One_Who wrote: »

Many students now feel that university is a consumer product that they have bought and so are entitled to be handheld throughout their degree. They want to be taught rather than learn. En suite bathrooms seem to be the norm, even though they are more expensive. There is nothing wrong with a shared bathroom. They want everything put up online so they can access it when they want to, etc, etc, etc.

Funding isn't that bad. There are always part-time jobs, studying part-time, saving up until you can afford it. Saying you can't afford a higher education doesn't wash with me, I'm afraid. I would love SAAS to go back to the thrice-yearly loan installments, it made things better and cheaper for me, but some people couldn't control their spending and now we're all stuck with monthly.

I think you are referring to the whole of post capitalist society here and not just students to be honest. Times have changed, the education system should and could move with these times, including the way in which it is funded.
We will agree to disagree, but I still think in this day of modern banking and instant payments the funding bodies have let people down, people who are already struggling financially. This isn't even considering the fiasco some people are still experiencing with their actual loans.

pcombo

there annoying me now, i applied 14th of december at about 8am. and they still not processed there excuse "we got 4000 applications on the 14th"

FOXGLOVE_2

pcombo wrote: »

there annoying me now, i applied 14th of december at about 8am. and they still not processed there excuse "we got 4000 applications on the 14th"

Think we must have spoken to the same guy! I phoned up the other day and that was their response. Keep checking the progress each day, I was told I could get a payment on Monday earliest but if its still not been processed then I'm not holding my breath.

What is the hold up? Are they gonna ask for proof/receipts at this stage? Who gets priority? I'm an independant, self supporting mature student so doubt I'm at the top of their list.

GlasweJen

I've never been asked for receipts but I was meticulous, a friend got asked for proof and then got nothing cos she'd claimed for things she didn't really use (i.e. she claimed she got 2 buses from 2 different companies like I did but she'd actually been driving in).

weejan

The_One_Who wrote: »

The chance of an education? It's your choice to enter higher education and know that it needs to be funded somehow. I don't see why it should necessarily be the taxpayer who has to give students a free ride.

I was the tax payer for 15 years and have never been given a free ride!!!!!! I think you need to remember that every student has different circumstances and these days alot of students have paid more than their fair share in taxes.

cm1981

GlasweJen wrote: »

I've never been asked for receipts but I was meticulous, a friend got asked for proof and then got nothing cos she'd claimed for things she didn't really use (i.e. she claimed she got 2 buses from 2 different companies like I did but she'd actually been driving in).

yeah they say that if you drive then they can only give you how much it would cost for using public transport so she should have got something :S

The_One_Who

cm1981 wrote: »

yeah they say that if you drive then they can only give you how much it would cost for using public transport so she should have got something :S

She wouldn't get anything since she was making false claims and thus couldn't prove her travel.