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student loan

when is it expected to b paid into bank,my daughter has 18th on her letter but shes on freshers this week,if its not bein paid in i will need to pay her some money into account this week

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  • its when you enrol on your course,, usually halfway thorugh freshers and then a few days to clear, i would tell her to get a overdraft and then the loan will wipe that out once it is there
  • pondie1
    pondie1 Posts: 1,705 Forumite
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    she cant get student account till nus card arrives,she needs to upgrade account but has no passport,she enroled on sunday to get her smartcard
  • she should be able to get a student account with her ucas stuff,, try looking on https://www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk
  • cuddlymarm
    cuddlymarm Posts: 2,319 Forumite
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    My son applied for his student account using his ucas stuff and then used his birth certificate as id.

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  • pondie1
    pondie1 Posts: 1,705 Forumite
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    my other daughter did in july,but this one had to wait till august 4 results by this time hsbc had changed policy to passport/nus card (which she is awaiting its delivery at uni)said other daughter shouldnt have had account with birth certificate/ucas stuff
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