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Student finance - less in second year despite reduction in household income?

jackieblack · 2015-03-25 08:15:16

DD currently in 1st year, applied for student finance this time last year and was awarded a loan and grant due to household income which was based on both my and my husband's income. The total she received was several hundred pounds more than we were expecting based on on-line calculator. She has recently re-applied for…

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jackieblack Posts: 10,528 Forumite

4 April 2015 at 6:22PM

Just to update.....
The letter did show an increase to her initial allocation , presumably the adjustment is as a result of the Uni confirming the dates and the long loans allowance being given (per their email earlier this week).
This means that the amount DD will get next year now exceeds what she received this year by a few hundred pounds, as we had hoped, due to the reduction in household income.

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