When to notify IS or starting uni?

shellyjess_2

Hi all, I posted a few months ago asking about what I'd be entitled to if I started university. Well I'm excited to have been given a place on the course and I start on the 12th September.
I have been awarded Maintenance loan (maximum), special support grant (maximum), parents learners allowance, and currently waiting to hear back about the childcare grant.

My first loan and grant payments will be paid (according to my payment timetable) 3-4 days after I start uni, so I'm guessing around the 15,16th september.

I'm a single parent to 2 girls under 4. I currently get income support, child benefit, tax credits and housing benefit.

What I'm wondering is, WHEN do I tell the job centre that I'm coming off income support? If I tell them now, they may not pay me this week, and if I tell them after I've started, they may want money back? Can anyone tell me when to tell them?
Also when to tell housig benefit??
Thank you

NASA_2

You have to tell them now (Tomorrow) as, if you have already received your student income, they should probably be taking this into account.

shellyjess_2

Thanks for the reply.. no I haven't receieved any student payments yet, I won't do until 15,16th september. I will ring them tomorrow and give them my starting date, I'm just worried in case they stop my payment early and I don't get paid this week

NASA_2

Your entitlement continues until your official course start date - if that is 15th then they will pay you to the 14th.

shellyjess_2

Brill thanks for your help