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Erudio Student loans. Lower average wage? Childcare salary Sacrifice

I've just received my application for deferment for my Student loan, for the years 97,98,99 and this year I swear the average wage is lower than previous, or its not moved at all. It says if you earn more than £2227.25 gross per month.


Also other issues I have with it is that I do part time self employment and the work is never guaranteed. I need to declare it but should I add a note, would it be considered.

Also at my employment, I took a salary sacrifice for a pension scheme so my yearly wage is a lot low than the above figure. On my payslip that they will see shows my basic pay as £2210. Then pension Salary sacrifice as -£203.93 then to add further complication Childcare Vouchers of -£243.00 all of this is in the before Tax, so what figure should be my gross income.

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  • the_quiff wrote: »
    I've just received my application for deferment for my Student loan, for the years 97,98,99 and this year I swear the average wage is lower than previous, or its not moved at all. It says if you earn more than £2227.25 gross per month.


    Also other issues I have with it is that I do part time self employment and the work is never guaranteed. I need to declare it but should I add a note, would it be considered.

    Also at my employment, I took a salary sacrifice for a pension scheme so my yearly wage is a lot low than the above figure. On my payslip that they will see shows my basic pay as £2210. Then pension Salary sacrifice as -£203.93 then to add further complication Childcare Vouchers of -£243.00 all of this is in the before Tax, so what figure should be my gross income.

    I suggest you make yourself a strong flask of coffee, forget any plans you may have had for today & read this thread.

    It may answer some of your questions, but possibly not the answers you want. Welcome to the nightmare that is Eudio.
    And I find that looking back at you gives a better view, a better view...
  • rizla_king
    rizla_king Posts: 2,895 Forumite
    the_quiff wrote: »
    I've just received my application for deferment for my Student loan, for the years 97,98,99 and this year I swear the average wage is lower than previous, or its not moved at all. It says if you earn more than £2227.25 gross per month.

    yes the level did drop massively.

    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/loans/2014/08/student-loan-deferment-threshold-to-fall-qa-on-why-its-happening

    suspiciously convenient for Erudio
    Still rolling rolling rolling...... :) <
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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    Your actual gross income. Salary sacrifice is your choice.
  • dizzybuff
    dizzybuff Posts: 1,512 Forumite
    Be prepared for them to majorly mess up your calculation as they did mine. Adding my childcare vouchers to my pay making my pay 2400 more than I actually earn.
    ONE HOUSE , DS+ DD Missymoo Living a day at a time and getting through this mess you have created.
    One day life will have no choice but to be nice to me :rotfl:
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