Student Finance Divorced Parents

My Parents are divorced but currently still living in the same house together until later next year, so I'm trying to find out when applying for maintenance loan if both of their incomes will be taken into account or if I only need to supply one of their incomes since they are divorced?

My Parents are divorced but currently still living in the same house together until later next year, so I'm trying to find out when applying for maintenance loan if both of their incomes will be taken into account or if I only need to supply one of their incomes since they are divorced?

Hey @011298,

Student Finance bases your maintenance loan on household income rather than marital status, so if your parents are still living together, then both of their incomes will need to be reported. This will likely change for your next year of study when they are living apart though, when it would be more appropriate to report the income of just the single main parent you live with!

The way it works is a bit odd I know, but just the way that SFE decides to work it! Hope this helps.

Millie
Lancaster Student Ambassador, 3rd Year Psychology BSc