Am I eligible for a student loan

bert

I am currently working full-time (37 hour week) but also studying part time towards a professional qualification (combination of distance learning and block release visits to a university). I'm 24 (finished standard degree about 2 years ago)

Am I eligible for one of these low interest rate student loans? My salary barely covers my rent and bills, so it would be usefull. I am not the sort of person to get into debt, so I wouldn't consider any of these rip-off commercial loans.

Thanks for any advice.

fatboyonadiet

Try asking the Student Loans Company (https://www.slc.co.uk) or Student Finance Direct (https://www.studentsupportdirect.co.uk), guess they're best qualified to give you an answer

noramc

Don't think it looks good, unless you're on a teacher training course (Are you?)

Quote from: Dept for Education and Skills, Student Support
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport/students/par_part_time_stude.shtml

"End to part time loans
The loan scheme for part time students has been discontinued. It has been replaced with the non repayable course grant (see 2 above)."

The best thing to do is read all the info as suggested above, and contact your Local Education Authority of Education & Library Board (NI)

Good Luck!

bert

Thanks all.

I won't bother then. I was going to put half of it in a high interest savings account anway.

fatboyonadiet

Think you can still get something as a mature student, as long as you are doing over so many hours a week (can't remember if it is 16 or 20 hours), but maybe you can ask your place of study if they will do a letter stating this, I got somewhere to do this did say i couldn't afford to carry on and needed the loan.

Worth a try?