SLC - Want me to pay back my grant? Advice please :(

BillyBobThorntz0r

Yeah totally. I received a £10 EMA when I was at sixth form, which kinda came into the equation when I applied for a grant. I was aware that I may not have received it, but it appeared that I did indeed originally qualify.

Due to an increased income in the tax years following (from last year onwards) I was aware that I would no longer receive a grant, and I was fully prepared to take out a loan of around £2,000. On top of the £3,000 a year it is costing me, that's a hell of a lot of debt I will come out of university with. It's also near the maximum ammount I could take - if I just got by this year on less than £1800 no way would it be possible to live away from home without working all sorts of hours .

I'm by no means not enjoying life at university, quite the opposite! Somtimes it would be nice to go out more, but that's what my college/sixth-form years were used for.

Anyway, I'll be ringing my LEA later asking for some kind of reason why and how they got the calculation incorrect in the first place.

Cheers guys

edit: I'm not sure what you guys count as 'low-income' but in the years previous to this one, my parents joint income was around £30,000 to £33,000. I'm not fully sure.

Oldernotwiser

I wasn't really talking about socialising; I meant things like activities and travel. These cost money but employers are keen on added value from a degree.