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Parental maintenance loan contribution if living abroad
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chiefie
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Hi - just trying to understand the rules about household income if one parent lives abroad. Is this ex pat income still counted as ‘household income’ - the children will be living away for uni and going back to their uk home at non term time.
I’m getting confusing messages from student finance.
Just don’t want to get caught out if I interpret the rules the wrong way.
Thanks
I’m getting confusing messages from student finance.
Just don’t want to get caught out if I interpret the rules the wrong way.
Thanks
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Yes both parents income is counted regardless of where they live.0
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Yes both parents income is counted regardless of where they live.
That definitely isn't true if they have separated or divorced.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
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Are the parents together ie as in in a relationship? If they are then both incomes will count even if one lives abroad.
If they aren't together then it is the household income of the parent that the student lives with. If that parent has remarried or co-habits then the income of their new partner will also be taken into account.0 -
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Yes both parents income is counted regardless of where they live.
To be honest i expect to continue with a parental contribution voluntarily anyway as it keeps the loan value down (even though they are very unlikely to earn enough to pay it back).
But just wondered how they would know/challenge the income of a parent not in the uk0 -
I’m wondering how they can confirm the actual income of a parent if they live abroad.
To be honest i expect to continue with a parental contribution voluntarily anyway as it keeps the loan value down (even though they are very unlikely to earn enough to pay it back).
But just wondered how they would know/challenge the income of a parent not in the uk
Because they have to declare it and can be asked for evidence.0
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