Local Authority Form...........

Rikki

Apparently I have to fill one in before son goes to University in September.
No-one I've spoken to knows where to get one from. Any ideas?

seaweasel

Local Authority Form for what exactly? Council Tax?

jrrowleyws

Who has said this?

Is your son at college or 6th Form? They are usually good with the university application process.

Savvy_Sue

For your son's student loan? They are assessed via the local authority and have to be returned there.

But really, it's your son's responsibility to find out what this is if he wants the student loan!

Rikki

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

For your son's student loan? They are assessed via the local authority and have to be returned there.

But really, it's your son's responsibility to find out what this is if he wants the student loan!

The University has told him they all need to complete one.

The school office doesn't have a clue about them.

ka7e

If it's for student finance, there is the Student Finance Direct website with lots of info. If your son is in the 6th form he can't be the only one looking at Uni places. FE colleges usually have a stash of loan asessment forms.

Savvy_Sue

Rikki wrote: »

The University has told him they all need to complete one.

The school office doesn't have a clue about them.

Then your son needs to ask the university what form this is and where he gets it from.

Has you son applied for his student loan yet? If he hasn't, that'll almost certainly be the one. And if my memory serves, they're supposed to have done this by now ...

beckyboopboop

If it is the loan form then last year my school had them, although if you contact your local authority they should be able to send you one, I think the deadline for income assessed applications is the 25th June. The loan form is called a PN1 form.

Broke_Student

Not sure exactly which form this is (I haven't been told to fill one out this year) but it sounds like by 'Local Authority' the Uni might mean LEA/Local Education Authority, in which case they are probably talking about the student loans form.

Both you and your son have a form to fill. You can do it online at http://www.studentsupportdirect.co.uk/ or your son could pick up a form from college. If the college do not have paper forms then you could also try getting one from a Connexions center or go to the LEA building yourself.

jrrowleyws

Last year I was told that PN1 forms will be phased out and virtually all applications have to be done online.

If he hasnt applied for the loan yet, do it ASAP as it can be a big stress for some when they cant process it in time... having no money and then the uni wanting fees etc as you havnt applied for the loan to cover them.