uni. fees

altin_2

Hi.
someone mentioned sometime ago in this forum that he is not paying any fees as is in low income.
Can someone point me there please,or help to understand this situation.
thank you.

jrrowleyws

You just get a full grant which will cover your student fees if you have a low income. Its all explained on the studentfinance website and booklets which if your at school/collage you should have recieved or will be recieving soon

freebie_junkie

i got my part-time fees paid for me when i was on IB, HB and CTB, (a few others are included too) and a small yearly grant.

now that i am full-time and no longer on benefits, i get a fee loan, plus a maintenace loan and a maintenance grant, becuase im under 25 (despite the fact that ive lived in my own flat for 3 years!), my finance is calculaed on my parents who are on low incomes, so i get full entitlements, the upper limit for this is a household income of £15,000 pa before tax.

si1503

Depends on whether you are an independant student (with partner, self supportive, supporting dependants) or a dependant student (supported by parents). If the former then the process is a bit more complex and support will be subject to your own individual circumstances. If the latter it depends on your parents income, if your parents income is anything under £15k, you pay nothing, above this you'll pay either the full fees or a contribution towards them depending on where your parents income falls on the scale.