Does increasing maintenance loan affect the maintenance grant?

Hi,

I have had my application for SF recently accepted. I qualify for both a loan and a partial grant of c. £2600 and originally applied for a loan of £3500, which I would like to increase to £4500. I've spoken to SFE by telephone and am awaiting a form to send off to increase this.

What is key for me to know is whether or not this will decrease my maintenance grant. I don't think it should as I still have a few thousand pounds left of my loan limit but when I asked on the phone I was confused by the answer I received and don't want to go through the whole process again for confirmation.

Many thanks

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 1

Mark Lee - SFE Official Adviser

Official Rep

Hi there

The amount of grant you get affects your loan, not the other way around. For every £1 of grant you get your loan is reduced by 50p. Therefore, if you are entitled to more of a loan than you are currently getting, you can request this and your grant will not be affected.

Thanks

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