Grants to reimburse students/graduates who started uni between '98 and '06.

sarahh31

Part of the loan is income assessed - this is from your mother and father's wages (household income), they do assume that my mum and dad will contribute but they don't they can't afford to, but in the eyes of lea they earn over threshold.

See below : (more income based - note grant doesnt have to be paid back?)

Grants to help with accommodation and other living costs
As well as Student Loans, you may be able to get a Maintenance Grant or Special Support Grant to help with your accommodation and other living costs. You won’t have to pay this back.
Grants of up to £2,835 are available for 2008/2009 - or up to £2,765 for 2007/2008. Whether you can get one depends on your income - and your household income.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/UniversityAndHigherEducation/StudentFinance/FinanceForNewStudents/DG_069894

Sigur_2

You have the same access to the help that any other student has. If you are struggling financially see if you qualify for any help from your LEA etc.

Everyone else has to live by the same thresholds, also you're not paying the new tuition fee rates that new students pay.

Instead of moaning and wallowing in self-pity you could do a little research and see if you can get any help. Sadly if your parents earn over the threshold they really should be able to afford the tuition fees (max £1200 or so?), unless they like to throw money into other things they consider more important than their daughters education.

sarahh31

They have enough money to get buy thats all - u say £1200 like its nothing?

I am not in financial hardship i was just commenting that some people benefit more then others.

I am well aware i have to pay back loans - it was my decision to go to university and i am paying my way with p/time job.

Sigur_2

I dunno. £1200 is like a days work?

sarahh31

i dont think so... :rolleyes:

I was just making a comment about student fees etc - no need to go into family details etc

melancholly

loads of us who started uni after the introduction of tuition fees did protest! quite loudly as it goes - those criticisms are completely out of place!! we all felt very hard done by as if we were one year older we would have had a nice free university education.... particularly those of us with older siblings! not a happy situation to be in! i guess most current undergrads won't necessarily remember the protests about 10 years ago, but I assure you that a major fuss was kicked up (and totally ignored!).

that said, i'm very glad that i don't have to pay the level of fees that there is now, and i don't see any hope of getting any money back. after the last major petition on student loans that was based on a completely inaccurate assumption about calculating interest, i'd be happier if the student lobby picked its fights more carefully - that way we wouldn't be complaining about everything and therefore might have more credibility and impact!

booklover

Sigur wrote: »

I dunno. £1200 is like a days work?

Yeah I earn that everyday. (in my dreams).......What does this mean?

booklover

Diminutive

uhhhmm..... I'd rather have £1,200 in tuition fees and no grants rather than the £3,070 than I'm required to pay now!

Students need to stop whining. Yes we're in debt, yes it sucks, yes boohoo future generations will have different offers to you (I say different instead of better). BUT in return for that you get a university education. Your university education is already highly subsidised by the government (go ask an international student how much they pay before you start to moan! especially when they don't get loans/grants)You knew exactly what you'd be getting yourself into money wise when you applied/went to university.

By choosing to go to university, you decide that your degree is worth it.

There are millions in this world who will never get the opportunity to go to university.

xylene8

:mad: Saw the advert on tv today stating maintenance grants were back for students, starting for 06/07 intake.

Is there anyway of making the government re-pay something to 98-06 intake???

I am aware that tuition fees are now up to (and above) £3000 at some institutions.
I went in 1999 and the fees were approx £1000, however due to my mothers earnings (one-parent family) being less than £17000 pa (probably significantly less) i was exempt from tuition fees. therefore i would likely be exempt from the current 3000 fees if i went this year.
I was able to get the full loan which had amounted to 12000 of university debt. I worked every summer holiday as well. Due to my course being full time (science min 25 hours lectures a week) i could not manage a part time term time job as well.
I would have been eligible for this maintenance grant that is now in place and would have come out of uni with significantly less debt (<6000 i hope).

I have now been out of uni and working for approx 5/6 years in science. I have found that science pays particularly badly considering you have to have brains to do a bsc in the first place! I am paying back my student loan, but it never seeme to get any less. This is likely due to two facts one beingstudent loans take a payment each month but only deduct from the balance annually and two having a salary of <20K (so much for average graduate wages!!! what is it now 23K).

IN essence any leads, posts, other forums anyone can lead me to with regards to getting any maintenance grant money back from my student years?

Anyone suggest contacting my LEA that i was dealing with when i went in 1999?

I have signed the petitions as stated in this thread.

Thanks

Broke_Student

xylene8 wrote: »

i was exempt from tuition fees. therefore i would likely be exempt from the current 3000 fees if i went this year.

Incorrect - you would not be except. Now everybody pays the £3070 (sometimes less) tuition fee regardless of household income!

I would have been eligible for this maintenance grant that is now in place and would have come out of uni with significantly less debt (<6000 i hope).

Doubt it - you would have to add another 9k+ worth of tuition fees. That bring you back to 12k of debt.

It is possible you may also recieve some bursary but speaking from experience I doubt it would reduce your debt - students don't usually overpay their tuition fee loans whilst still taking the degree. They spend it and come out with the full debt.

In essence any leads, posts, other forums anyone can lead me to with regards to getting any maintenance grant money back from my student years?

Will you offer to pay them 9k+ in tuition fees at the same time?


Sorry if my reply sounded a bit rude - I just think your post was uninformed and not very thought out.