PLEASE HELP: Is the Max Maintenance Liam enough?

Count yourself lucky. I should be getting the max amount because my household earns under 25,000 but I’m getting roughly 4,000. That’s not even enough for my accommodation alone.

Omfg???

OMFG???? This is making me doubt that I will actually get the max now, I thought it was guaranteed you’d get the max if u earn under £25,000!!!!

Thats what I thought. But my mum said that someone told her that they have the ability to check your parents savings account?? I don’t know if that’s true or not. But at the end of the day my parents savings account doesn’t have anything to do with university. But now we’re going to have to dig into our savings just to pay for accommodation- not food, not petrol, not clothes, not books. It’s irritating

Wow that’s unlucky. Could the reason be that you live with both your parents? I only live with my mum and we don’t have a savings account

Once you've applied to Student Finance they'll tell you how much you're getting. Whether this will be enough depends on where you're going and your general lifestyle. If you only eat take out and go out drinking 4+ times a week, then even the max loan amount won't be enough. But if you mostly cook for yourself, and don't spend loads of (excess) money on clothes, drinking, and other luxuries there's no reason it won't work out. I got minimum loan amount in my first year (£3,800), and my parents gave me £100 a month on top of that, and I survived with just that and the £1000 I'd earnt from working the summer before uni

Wow that’s unlucky. Could the reason be that you live with both your parents? I only live with my mum and we don’t have a savings account

Count yourself lucky. I should be getting the max amount because my household earns under 25,000 but I’m getting roughly 4,000. That’s not even enough for my accommodation alone.

I only live with my mum.

Could be due to the savings account, even though it’s ridiculous they used that as an excuse to not give u the max

Even if it’s not the savings, I don’t know what it could be. My mum works part time!!! I’m getting the same amount as my best friend.. he lives with both of his parents and they do full time!!

Has your application actually been assessed yet? That's the minimum everyone is initially given until their assessed portion is.. well.. assessed..

Why not call them and ask haha? And read that Tom guys reply to you

Yeah I checked the website, it says “payment scheduled” and is in green. They’ve already given me the dates on when they’re going to give me money

That doesn't mean it's been assessed, it just means you have the base payments in place.

Once they assess your household income, you'll receive a new entitlement summary.

It can take up to the beginning of the semester for the process to complete - the later you apply, the later your application is assessed.

But they have already assessed the household income???