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Skint_parent

We have 2 girls attending uni this year, 1 will be in her 4th year and the other will be just starting. I have heard there could be a saving on tuition fees if 2 children from 1 family attend uni is this correct?

Appreciate your comments:)

Oldernotwiser

I don't think so as each student is responsible for her own fees, not the parents.

HOWMUCH

Skint_parent wrote: »

We have 2 girls attending uni this year, 1 will be in her 4th year and the other will be just starting. I have heard there could be a saving on tuition fees if 2 children from 1 family attend uni is this correct?

Appreciate your comments:)

I Know you could under the old system, but not sure under this new system, contact your LEA and ask them

Oldernotwiser

Under the old system, fees had to be paid up front. Currently students take out a loan for the fees rather than pay up front so that each student is responsible for paying fees individually.

Skint_parent

Thanks for your comments looks like we'll have to dig deeper into those bottomless pockets:rotfl:

Oldernotwiser

Why? The whole point of the new system is that you shouldn't have to.

DrFluffy

Under the old system, there used to be a discount if you had 3 children at uni at the same time. I don't think there is anything now, but don't 'worry' too much - although the debt will be accumulated, it will be under your childrens names!

kelloggs36

But even under the new system the details of the parents' income is asked so that the level of contribution that the student has to borrow is deemed. Although slightly different, my daughter is starting uni this year and I will be starting year 3. It actually helps my application somehow because of her application, whereby my own fee contribution (I am under the old rules) are less as my money is needed to support her - even though she is under the new system. So, this year, I will have to borrow less to pay my contribution towards my fees - as much as all of it!

Idiophreak

I've not heard anything about getting a discount off tuition fees as mentioned in the OP, but as above, loans etc are normally means-assessed. So if you have more than one children in uni I'd have thought it's possible that both of them might get slightly more...

Oldernotwiser

Fee loans are not means tested.

kr15snw

For your first year she will recieve a loan for her fees that is paid straight to the university. She wont have to pay this off until she is earning over 15 k a year. So its all in her name and the idea is that you dont have to worry about it.

You may get a bit more help though with the mainentance loan / grant as you have two dependants in higher education.