[chaz693]

Hi my i'm starting my first year of university in september and my move in date is the 10th of September but my grant and loan dont go in till the 24th of september! They want the money for moving in date what do i do? Is there a way i can change the date my money goes in?

Please could someone tell me!!!

Charlotte

[JKGB]

I doubt you'll be able to change it because SFE need to confirm your attendance with the uni before they pay you, is there any way you can borrow the money beforehand or get an overdraft?

[LondonLT]

(Original post by chaz693)
Hi my i'm starting my first year of university in september and my move in date is the 10th of September but my grant and loan dont go in till the 24th of september! They want the money for moving in date what do i do? Is there a way i can change the date my money goes in?

Please could someone tell me!!!

Charlotte

how did you find out about your grant?
i got declaration form and nothing about grant

[richardneate]

I have the same problem !

[StacFace]

You need to get a student bank account with an interest-free overdraft before you go. You pay for things with the overdraft money and then when your loan payment goes in the overdraft is repayed and then you continue as you would if you'd got the loan payment before you went.

[chaz693]

I emailed the accomidation office and they said if i sent them a copy of my loan information they'd hold off on the payment for accomdation till then.

So i guess try that if your having the same problem as me.

A student account overdraft wouldnt of covered all of the fee for my accomadation as most of the overdrafts only go up to 1000 if your a first year.

Thanks for the advice though! xx

[chaz693]

It came with my loan information! not everyone can get a grant it depends on your income i think!

[ekta9]

(Original post by chaz693)
Hi my i'm starting my first year of university in september and my move in date is the 10th of September but my grant and loan dont go in till the 24th of september! They want the money for moving in date what do i do? Is there a way i can change the date my money goes in?

Please could someone tell me!!!

Charlotte

What uni are you going to? The uni I went to let us extend our payment so that we didn't have to pay our rent until our loan came in. Maybe try emailing your accommodation office?

[chaz693]

(Original post by ekta9)
What uni are you going to? The uni I went to let us extend our payment so that we didn't have to pay our rent until our loan came in. Maybe try emailing your accommodation office?

Yeah thats what i did! There going to hold taking the money till my loan goes in which is great! Thanks for the help! x

[cartera003]

I have the exact same problem, I rang the SFE people and they said they can't move the date which I get my student loan on....I have no idea what to do

[chaz693]

(Original post by cartera003)
I have the exact same problem, I rang the SFE people and they said they can't move the date which I get my student loan on....I have no idea what to do

try calling your accomidation office they will normally change the date they take the money out if you provide your student loan information to them

[willp92]

Me and my friend are having the exact same issue with Middlesex. Accommodatio say you HAVE to pay when you arrive in September but our loans dont go through till October.

[Emaemmaemily]

Are you moving into uni accommodation, or private?
It's unlikely that you will get student finance to give you money early, as they need to check your attendence at the university (first day there) before they will pay you anything. If it's uni accommodation they are usually more flexible when it comes to SF dates, and talking to them could help.

[boba]

student finance always arrives after uni starts (usually just by a few days) because they have to confirm that you are actually there.. and logically you have to move in by the time you start. If its uni accommodation they will wait and if its private either try to explain to them or if they wont wait you will have to pay it with an overdraft which willl be repaid once your student finance comes in.