Entitlement for student finance less than last year

suki49

Hi, hoping for some advice on student finance.
Last year my daughter was entitled to
Tuition fees £3225
Maintenance Loan - basic loan (non incomed assessed) £3564
Plus loan subject to income assessed £1386
Less loan substituted for grant £364
Less assessed contribution to living costs £0.00
Total £4586
Supplementary Grant £728

Now to this years.
Tuition fees £3290
Maintenance Loan-basic loan(non incomed assessed) £1386
Less assessed contribution to living costs £652
Total £4298.

No mention of supplementary grant, plus the difference in living costs.
My daughter has written to them -no reply. Can anyone tell us if the figures should go down. She's had a letter from them to sign, but it says the assessment is final and she's concerned that if she signs then she won't know if the fugures are correct. And if she doesn't sign they have said she won't get any funding!! Sorry this is a bit long-winded.
Help??

lazer

is she in her final year?

fianl year students get less money

MrsManda

Has your household income changed?

suki49

She'll be starting her second year. They didn't ask us for financial details and when I rang to speak to them they said they didn't need them as we had provided them last year. I questioned that because most people's income does change. But he still said no they weren't needed!

Lokolo

You missed out her maintence loan for the second year...

suki49

Oops!
Maintenance loan £3564

Indie_Kid

Is she still living in the place (home / away / London / overseas) as she was in her first year?

suki49

She is halls at the moment, but will be moving into rented accommodation with other students in Sept '10.

Lokolo

OK assuming the above post is correct. Are you saying she is getting the same loan amount but less grant?

Taiko

Did you have other children at university last year?

suki49

Yes same loan but less grant and no supplementary grant(whatever that is!)
No other children at Uni