Are you eligible for student finance?

Hi

I am starting university September 2016 I am 23 years old, will be turning 24 shortly after I've started, I have supported myself over the last 5 years with no help from parents and I've been in the job I'm in now coming up 3 years on 20th February and renting a room away from home. I am single so I don't have a partners income to help.

Will I be able to apply as an independent? If so, what evidence will I need to provide?

Thanks

Hi guys

if I don't know if my application for UNI was successful when should I ask for a student loan to be able to pay for it?

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Vasek

I started university in January 2016 and I haven't received any funding as of now. I sent all the information to support my application on the 13th of January 2016. They sent me a text message after saying that it would take 20 working days to process the information. It is now the 10th of February and I find out that they have cancelled my previous application I created for 2015/16 today so I am a bit worried. What should I do?

Hi,

My name is Josh and I'll explain my situation.

I've been to university before for two years before dropping out (but this isn't relevant as I managed to appeal my student finance for another three-year course), but I'm not a first year again at another university in my hometown (Brighton).

Before I started the course in October, my maintenace loan and grant was given as £7197.40 - after looking at this figure, I decided to move out with two friends (one student, and one full-time worker) as I was able to work out that I could afford rent and utilities bills with my loan (£7197.40 / 12 = 599.78), and the flat we moved into costs me £476.66 a month, plus bills), so I have been working 20 hours a week in Tesco to cover my living cost which was absolutely fine.

As I knew I was getting £7197.40 each academic year, I moved out permanently so my new address is not a term-time address, but a permanent living address.

My old bedroom no longer exists, and I don't have the option of moving home (I'm 22 years-old anyway, so I was ready to move out permanently).

Anyway, this is what happened yesterday:

Since late November, my dad (who was previously retired), was given a great contracting opportunity and took it - in January, Student Finance asked for a reassessment so my dad was honest and put in his new salary.

I have just received a letter yesterday telling me that I will no longer receive a grant, and that my maintenance loan will be cut to £4805.40 (when previously it was around £1000 higher). This leaves me with £400.45 per month if I divided this equally throughout the year, but then I'll also be living here permanently through the summer months and it barely even touches my rent including bills.

Student Finance are also asking me to pay back £1952.00 as it was an "over-payment" (£976.00 paid to me on the 05/10/2015 and again on the 11/01/2016).

I have literally been completely stunned financially with his new estimate.

I have just been to see my student support officer at university, and they said they'll do what they can to help me.

The worst thing is, is that my parents do not subsidise for me and I've been financially independent since last September when I moved out. I also do not have a room to move back into, so I'm sitting here with literally no hope for the future, considering I love my course and I'm currently achieving 1:1 in every module, and plan to achieve this overall with my degree.

I just don't know what to do, and I literally have no idea.

Please, if anyone has any suggestions then post it here.

Thank you,

Josh

Edit: I also paid £1500.00 of my savings (leaving me with £45.30) to cover my deposit, agency fees, and first six weeks of rent - I literally have no money to even pay back this grant.

Also, my dad is on a temporary contract that can stop at anytime.

Hi, i was wondering if you can get a student loan from the UK if you study abroad i.e. a university that is in the EU but not partnered with a UK university.

Thank you.

Hello, basically my first semester this year hasn't gone very well (through a mixture of reasons but for simplicity sake thats just say it is my fault), while I have improved greatly this semester so far through me changing my study habitats and improvements in my mental well being, achieving firsts in my first few sets of course works and tutorial sheets, I will have most likely failed my semester 1 exams. I know resits are the next step in august after my june exams and I will be taking them head on with 100% effort and motivation, I do need to consider the other option that might happen, me failing this year, as if I have to leave university I will effectively be homeless and will need to make arrangements just in case this happens.

Bit of background before the question

Did a integrated science foundation year (year 0), currently first year physics (making this my second year of a 4 year course in the view of student finance)

Will I get funding for to resit the year? (which is the worst case scenario)

Thanks for any help you can give

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hi, i will be entitled to nhs bursary this year, but i dont think i will have enough even when given the reduced maintenance grant, is it possible to receive a greater amount ?

Independent Student Enquiry.

I would like to be specific about one particular point please.

My son, who lives at home, will be 21 when starting uni in sept 2016 and has been financially independent since Feb 2013.

He has worked consecutively for over 3 years. He was full-time from Feb 2013 up until Sept 2015. He then went part time 30 hrs p/w in Sept 15 when he went back to college, then reduced again in Jan 2016 to 22 hours.

He will continue with 22 hours up to, and during, his time at Uni.He pays the same rent, same bills, etc and this can be proved via bank statements. He has all wage slips and P60's too.

I wonder if the 'independent student' criteria specially means they have had to worked 3 years FULL TIME? Is part time still okay? Or is the criteria purely based on the income? Do you know what this is per annum?



Thanks in advance.