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Student Loan charges
Have noticed several threads about banks charging unfair amounts for financial misdemeanors, i.e. exceeding overdraft, etc. My question is: Are the SLC guilty of a similar offence? In my experience the SLC make amazing blunders, like being unable to defer two loans under different numbers, paying money into the wrong loan…
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rail discounts for students
im just wondering if there are any rail operators that offer student discounts1 if so will the student card i have from college be ok for this?
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student out of money
Hi all, I'm currently a postgraduate university student with about 12 weeks left of teaching and exams and then the summer for my dissertation. My problem is that i'm out of money. The tuition fees and accomodation were paid off at the beginnning so i don't need to worry about them. But i'm down to my last £100 and living…
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Tax, National Insurance entitlement query
Hi, could someone please clarify my situation as i am a bit confused! I am currently in the 2nd year of my degree and work 8 hours a week earning £6.10 an hour which is about £50 for the day. What i would like to know are the conditions for how much national insurance i should be paying and whether or not i should be…
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mature student advice please
Hello, I hope i am in the right place... Dh is looking at maybe going to uni in sep 2006. I dont work and wont be as we have children, It looks like a mine field working out all the grants we maybe able to get, basically we need to know how much he might be able to get before we decide.. weather he can go or not, the…
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Am I Entitled?
hi . im currently a studetn on a HNC engineering course. however, i am on day release from work, as i work full time, and only do 10 hrs a week, not 16hrs which ive heard mentioned before. i am also married, 2.4 kids, mortgage etc.... so, i am asking, is there anything i am entitled to claim, get discount on etc, that i…
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Legal Practice Course. Loans?
I intend to study for the postgraduate legal practice course next year, to enable me to train as a solicitor. This will cost in the region of £7000. I will need to borrow this sum. I've taken a look round the website, and read the information on CDL. Are there any other alternatives (eg professional studies loans/graduate…
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Will she be a student or not???
My wife is currently a stay at home mum and is contemplating doing a course at the Open University. Is there a minimum amount of hours that someone has to study to be classed as a student? Just wandering if this will make us eligible for the 25% discount for council tax.
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Duplicate Award Certificate
Hi, Ive applied for a PGDE course and need my Higher Results to show Ive passed Higher English, is there any way I can get a dupliacte award letter? Thanks
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Mature Student
Hello fellow money-savers, I'm hoping for some advice... In September I'll become a full-time mature student at the tender age of 34. In order to do this I'm quitting my present job and selling my house to release the equity. This will (hopefully) facilitate a substantial deposit on another property in my University town,…
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Financing Postgraduate Course
Hi, I posted this earlier today on the loans board but it seems to be getting little interest. I have reposted it on here as I feel it falls in between both subjects, but perhaps with more relevance to this board. I'm writing this on behalf of my girlfriend, who's just been offered a place on a fairly prestigious course at…
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daughter wants to study in america
my daughter has it into her head she wants to study in texas - how do i find out what is involved in helping her if this is really what she wants to do?
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HELP london students/anyone savvy
HELP!! I need to find out when the 20% off books for students in charing cross days are. these normally happen around now and the summer term and last a few days at a time. it's normally on in blackwells, borders and foyles. they dont advertise (obviously) and tend to only put the signs up a few days before it happens. yes…
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tuition fees
hi i am looking to start a part time degree course, but was wondering where i stand on paying fee's. i earn £12k per yr part time and my hubby earns £20k, we get the basic wftc, as we have a 3yr old. would i be liable for any charges?
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student loan
can someone please tell me at what interest rate is student loan from loan co, and how much would i be paying back in total say if i borrowed £12000
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financially shafted next year? rant!
I'm currently studying my 2nd and final year of a HND and must admit that the government has treated me well as i'm from a poor family. I had all my fees paid for and received a £1000 maintanence grant with a full loan to support my living cost. While I have done some part-time and summer work I've still managed to spend…
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Son off to Uni
DS is planning to go to University next Sept/October - away from home for the first time and I was thinking about putting things away every month for him so that when he goes we will have the things he needs for cooking, sleeping etc. He is quite a keen cook so probably will do some cooking rather than living off beans and…
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0% finance on cars
Hi all as title suggests my daughter is in her 3rd year at uni and her car has just about had it failed it's mot and needs about 400 pounds spending on it to make it right and safe!!.So my thoughts were to see about one of these 99 pound down deals and 99 pounds a month for 36 months or are there any other options,Thanks.
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Student support for my fees
Im on a student placement and totally forgot about student fees.( why should i have to pay them???) I still have to pay half fees (£570). Anyway i found my LEA forms and sent them off last week, just to get fee support, nothing to do with the loan. Ok so maybe im 10 months late........ does anyone reckon i will still get…
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Problems....
I'm renting a house with four other people....this past couple of months I've noticed things going missing from my room and the cupboard in the kitchen where I keep my food. It started off as little things like sweets....yogurts but when I came back yesterday I noticed that two cinema vouchers have disappeared. i've said…