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SF demand for grant 'overpayment'

vigman · 2014-01-16 19:50:09

My daughter has just received a letter stating there has been a grant overpayment of c £3k for her final year 12/13. The last year's calculations were based on me having to take early retirement and electing for that year's very low joint income to be taken into account. The grant amount was paid in May 2013, just before…

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Taiko Posts: 2,729 Forumite

30 January 2014 at 3:16PM

Looks right to be honest. What'll have happened is the grant reduces, but because you lose £1 of loan for every £1 of grant, and the SFE system doesn't differentiate, it has paid to your daughter in loan the exact amount of the overpaid grant.

Hope she didn't spend it!

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