IA's Debt/Life/Little bit of Everything Diary...

debrag

if your income is under £25k something for a single person, £28k if you had dependents I think.

Depending on your income you may get full funding or some funding (usually almost all) the OU will top -up if your degree is more than £765 (i think) then if you get some funding you get another £200

http://www3.open.ac.uk/coursefinance/

mrsspendalot

Lucy1982 wrote: »

Hi does anyone know when you actually qualify for funding? I would love to do and ou course but can't afford it and have no idea if I would get funding.

check this out Lucy:

http://www3.open.ac.uk/coursefinance/

it should give a rough idea of whether you will get help

immoral_angeluk

Lucy1982 wrote: »

Hi does anyone know when you actually qualify for funding? I would love to do and ou course but can't afford it and have no idea if I would get funding.

Well I did the ready reckoner and with 2 kids and a household income of 14k a year we got up to £795 funding and a £250 study grant...

mrsspendalot

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

OH cool got you... but if I wanted to do something like debt counselling for the CAB or something what other courses would be useful?

the one you are doing, plus something like social science

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01DD100

for that course you would get Cert Soc Sci (Open) after your name too

mrsspendalot

This would also probably be relevant:

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?Q01D11

It's a Diploma in Social Policy

Lucy1982_2

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

Well I did the ready reckoner and with 2 kids and a household income of 14k a year we got up to £795 funding and a £250 study grant...

Thanks!

I might go and have a look and see what it says. I love studying and really want to do another degree if I can.

mrsspendalot

Lucy if you already have a degree then you won't get funding

debrag

you won't get government funding if you have 1 degree already I don't think.

"Most of our financial support is for people who do not already hold a qualification at degree level, but if you are studying for a second degree because you need to retrain in your career, you may still be eligible for a financial award to help you achieve this"

immoral_angeluk

mrsspendalot wrote: »

the one you are doing, plus something like social science

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01DD100

for that course you would get Cert Soc Sci (Open) after your name too

Weirdly enough I had just spotted that one! lol! Would I have to do the open mathematics one to do the social sciences one or could I do that one after the money one? I like the sound of Sarah Giles Cert Soc Sci (Open) though

Lucy1982_2

mrsspendalot wrote: »

Lucy if you already have a degree then you won't get funding

Oh pants!! Nevermind, back to trying to get something through work then. Must pin my boss (i nearly wrote boobs then :rotfl:) down and get him to work out which course would be good for me!