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Is it worth taking out a living costs loan if I don't really need one? I live with my parents and they are able to support me but I wonder if it's worth taking one out just because they are good loans (the threshhold for paying back is currently £18330 and interest is 1.5%). I've seen other people asking about this but they seem to all be about England.
I'd only be taking one out for a year to do an HNC but I don't plan on doing more after that. I would probably get £6750 for the loan as I'm technically an independent student (over 25) and they wouldn't take my parents income into consideration (going by this at least https://www.saas.gov.uk/_forms/indep...ung_status.pdf).
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Is it worth taking out a living costs loan if I don't really need one? I live with my parents and they are able to support me but I wonder if it's worth taking one out just because they are good loans (the threshhold for paying back is currently £18330 and interest is 1.5%). I've seen other people asking about this but they seem to all be about England.
I'd only be taking one out for a year to do an HNC but I don't plan on doing more after that. I would probably get £6750 for the loan as I'm technically an independent student (over 25) and they wouldn't take my parents income into consideration (going by this at least https://www.saas.gov.uk/_forms/indep...ung_status.pdf).
No passive aggressive/trolling answers please! xx
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Hi,
Is it worth taking out a living costs loan if I don't really need one? I live with my parents and they are able to support me but I wonder if it's worth taking one out just because they are good loans (the threshhold for paying back is currently £18330 and interest is 1.5%). I've seen other people asking about this but they seem to all be about England.
I'd only be taking one out for a year to do an HNC but I don't plan on doing more after that. I would probably get £6750 for the loan as I'm technically an independent student (over 25) and they wouldn't take my parents income into consideration (going by this at least https://www.saas.gov.uk/_forms/indep...ung_status.pdf).
No passive aggressive/trolling answers please! xx
Hi,
Is it worth taking out a living costs loan if I don't really need one? I live with my parents and they are able to support me but I wonder if it's worth taking one out just because they are good loans (the threshhold for paying back is currently £18330 and interest is 1.5%). I've seen other people asking about this but they seem to all be about England.
I'd only be taking one out for a year to do an HNC but I don't plan on doing more after that. I would probably get £6750 for the loan as I'm technically an independent student (over 25) and they wouldn't take my parents income into consideration (going by this at least https://www.saas.gov.uk/_forms/indep...ung_status.pdf).
No passive aggressive/trolling answers please! xx
If you think you’ll be able to use it for something useful then go for it. If you think you’ll just spend it on drinking then it might not be a great plan (although I used my loan to pay for a holiday...it was definitely worth it!).
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I don't know about student loans in Scotland, but if its definitely only 1.5% I'd definitely take it. You can match that from an ISA or ifxed term investment, and when the time comes it will help towards a house deposit or other key purchase, or help you achieve some life goals whilst still young enough to achieve them!
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