Part time maintenance loan

Hi,

I'm currently studying at the Open university. My course is 120 credits and equivalent to 100% intensity. I have uploaded evidence from my GP of my mental health diagnosis (depression). If I end up being eligible for a maintenance loan, would this be the same amount as what a full time student would get?

Also, is DSA awarded as money or is it just assistance based on what I'm struggling with?

Thank you.

Reply 1

SFE Jason

Official Rep

Original post by Itssally

Hi there,

The maintenance loan would be based on the intensity of the course so it wouldn't be the same as a full time student. Evidence does take 6 weeks as an estimated timescale to process. You can track your application with our processing timescale via here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/sfe-current-application-timescales or via your account here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a4p4IP1lzo.

DSA is a separate source of funding and a different department. For help with DSA queries you can either email them at [email protected], explaining your query or you can call us on 0300 100 0607 and we can transfer you through to a DSA representative. Thanks, Jason