student finance and single person proof

stringer_bell

Hi,
This is on behalf of my brother/dad

My brother has gone back to uni, student finance are asking to proof that my dad and mother are split up ( they was never married )

they are asking for an affitdavit which will cost around £90, which I think is very harsh over xmas time. Is there a template letter around or a cheaper way to do this?

Theres no single person discount council tax bill either

Voyager2002

Do your Dad and brother live in the same place, and with no-one else? In which case now that your brother is a student he is exempt from Council Tax, so you can contact your local authority and ask them to issue a new Council Tax bill, this time showing the single person discount.

stringer_bell

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Do your Dad and brother live in the same place, and with no-one else? In which case now that your brother is a student he is exempt from Council Tax, so you can contact your local authority and ask them to issue a new Council Tax bill, this time showing the single person discount.

No. I live with my dad my brother moved out

jackieblack

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Do your Dad and brother live in the same place, and with no-one else? In which case now that your brother is a student he is exempt from Council Tax, so you can contact your local authority and ask them to issue a new Council Tax bill, this time showing the single person discount.

Unfortunately not all councils will issue a bill showing single person discount. Mine only issues a bill showing the exemption for the student which, although it is basically the same thing ie 25% discount for being only one council tax paying adult at the property, Student Finance will not accept because it doesn't have the magic words 'single person discount' on it.


I wrote my own affidavit stating my name, address, that I was the parent of my child who was a student studying whatever course at wherever university and stating that I was the only adult resident in the household, (in my case also giving the date that my STBXH left, although this is not relevant to the OP)
My local solicitor saw me to swear the affidavit and only charged me a sealing fee of £5.
Student Finance accepted it without query.

stringer_bell

jackieblack wrote: »

Unfortunately not all councils will issue a bill showing single person discount. Mine only issues a bill showing the exemption for the student which, although it is basically the same thing ie 25% discount for being only one council tax paying adult at the property, Student Finance will not accept because it doesn't have the magic words 'single person discount' on it.


I wrote my own affidavit stating my name, address, that I was the parent of my child who was a student studying whatever course at wherever university and stating that I was the only adult resident in the household, (in my case also giving the date that my STBXH left, although this is not relevant to the OP)
My local solicitor saw me to swear the affidavit and only charged me a sealing fee of £5.
Student Finance accepted it without query.

regarding the affidavit, I live at the address with my dad. I'm his brother. Would that change things?

jackieblack

Well I guess he would have to say that the only other resident of the household is you, the apllicant's sibling.

stringer_bell

has anyone got a template for this as I don't fancy paying £90+VAT for this? I read people got statements online and had it signed for £5