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What is Brunel uni classed as for student maintance?

Does anyone know what Brunel university gets in terms of student maintenance loans? I got told by sfe(student finance England) that Brunel is not in London and not classed as London, even tho it is in London. But I got a friend who went to Brunel and sfe paid her the London loans. Can anyone confirm which it is with them please?

I know Brunel is in Uxbridge which is in London, but I’m confused as to why sfe says they will pay outside of London but a friend got the living in London from sfe

Reply 1

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by Evelyn34
Does anyone know what Brunel university gets in terms of student maintenance loans? I got told by sfe(student finance England) that Brunel is not in London and not classed as London, even tho it is in London. But I got a friend who went to Brunel and sfe paid her the London loans. Can anyone confirm which it is with them please?
I know Brunel is in Uxbridge which is in London, but I’m confused as to why sfe says they will pay outside of London but a friend got the living in London from sfe

Hi Evelyn, is this the university you're studying at and where will your campus be? Thanks, Jason

Reply 2

Hi @Evelyn34

Brunel London University is classed as a London university and you will be entitled to London weighting from SFE,

Hope that helps 🙂

Sophie
Brunel London Student Rep

Reply 3

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by BrunelUniStudent
Hi @Evelyn34
Brunel London University is classed as a London university and you will be entitled to London weighting from SFE,
Hope that helps 🙂
Sophie
Brunel London Student Rep

I can see your query has now been answered above 🙂 Thanks, Jason

Reply 4

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by BrunelUniStudent
Hi @Evelyn34
Brunel London University is classed as a London university and you will be entitled to London weighting from SFE,
Hope that helps 🙂
Sophie
Brunel London Student Rep

Is that what you personally got from sfe and the maintenance loan from sfe? Just wondered because when I spoke to sfe on the phone last week their exact words to me was “where’s Brunel?” And I said “Uxbridge, London” and their exact reply was “well according to our calculator we are calculating it from how far away from central London it is and it is 13 kilometres away from central London and that’s too far for us to give you the London weight in maintenance loans”

So I asked as I wanted to know whether you personally got the London maintenance loan from sfe for Brunel. And if sfe want to also tell me whether the person I spoke to (on the phone to sfe with the conversation above) is correct or not etc and why they’re saying Brunel not in London when even I know it’s in london

Reply 5

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by Evelyn34
Is that what you personally got from sfe and the maintenance loan from sfe? Just wondered because when I spoke to sfe on the phone last week their exact words to me was “where’s Brunel?” And I said “Uxbridge, London” and their exact reply was “well according to our calculator we are calculating it from how far away from central London it is and it is 13 kilometres away from central London and that’s too far for us to give you the London weight in maintenance loans”
So I asked as I wanted to know whether you personally got the London maintenance loan from sfe for Brunel. And if sfe want to also tell me whether the person I spoke to (on the phone to sfe with the conversation above) is correct or not etc and why they’re saying Brunel not in London when even I know it’s in london

Hi there,

What is the full address including post code of the campus you will be studying and we can check this for you?

Thanks,
Claire

Reply 6

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by Claire SFE
Hi there,
What is the full address including post code of the campus you will be studying and we can check this for you?
Thanks,
Claire

Brunel University, Kingston lane, London, ub8 3ph

Reply 7

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by Evelyn34
Brunel University, Kingston lane, London, ub8 3ph

Based on that information it doesn't fall under the London rate, but the only way we will know for sure is if you make an application and the assessor will review this and confirm for definite.

Thanks,
Claire

Reply 8

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by Claire SFE
Based on that information it doesn't fall under the London rate, but the only way we will know for sure is if you make an application and the assessor will review this and confirm for definite.
Thanks,
Claire

How can that be when it is in London even my friends who went to the university and that campus got London rate. This is why this is not sitting right in my eyes.

Reply 9

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by Evelyn34
How can that be when it is in London even my friends who went to the university and that campus got London rate. This is why this is not sitting right in my eyes.

The information you're giving us shows it doesn't fall under the postcode to get the London Rate, but as I said the best way to find out for definite is to apply first so the assessor's can then check this.

Thanks,
Claire

Reply 10

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by Claire SFE
The information you're giving us shows it doesn't fall under the postcode to get the London Rate, but as I said the best way to find out for definite is to apply first so the assessor's can then check this.
Thanks,
Claire

When’s the deadline to be guaranteed the money when school starts? I’m still waiting for one offer and they have til July to give an answer so if I apply in July would I be guaranteed to get the money in time for when school starts?

Reply 11

Hi Evelyn34,

We would advise applying as early as possible to ensure that you have funding in place for the start of your course. We cannot give any guarantees for application processing timescales.

Thanks,
Calum

Reply 12

The thing is Claire and Calum and this is late. I will tell you now, Brunel university FALLS UNDER LONDON MAINTENANCE LOAN. Yes it does. On your SFE forms it says "Brunel university LONDON". If it does not why does it say LONDON? Secondly my maintenance loan is marked london wage and everyone I know who is in Brunel has London maintenance loan. The information from you guys is inconsistent guys. Just saying

Reply 13

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by Evelyn34
The thing is Claire and Calum and this is late. I will tell you now, Brunel university FALLS UNDER LONDON MAINTENANCE LOAN. Yes it does. On your SFE forms it says "Brunel university LONDON". If it does not why does it say LONDON? Secondly my maintenance loan is marked london wage and everyone I know who is in Brunel has London maintenance loan. The information from you guys is inconsistent guys. Just saying

Hi Evelyn,

Sorry for any confusion - the information you were given was correct based on the postcode you provided. However it's likely your specific campus falls under a different postcode if you are in receipt of the London rate of the maintenance loan.

We can't access accounts on this platform to double check this but you can start a live chat through your account if you're looking for clarification on this. Thanks, Jason

Reply 14

Excuse me Jason but Brunel has only ONE campus and it is the one in WEST LONDON that you guys have on the SFE website address. Even on the SFE application it states Brunel university LONDON. Go look if you like. How many campus do you guys in SFE actually have registered on your website because it only has one address and that adress is in UXBRIDGE which is in the LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON I have told you guys that before on telephone and on here and you guys arguement is that. Then get it removed.

There are several thousand students I spoke to thoughout the year in different settings and all said they were only aware Brunel has one site and they all have London payment.

Reply 15

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by Evelyn34
Excuse me Jason but Brunel has only ONE campus and it is the one in WEST LONDON that you guys have on the SFE website address. Even on the SFE application it states Brunel university LONDON. Go look if you like. How many campus do you guys in SFE actually have registered on your website because it only has one address and that adress is in UXBRIDGE which is in the LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON I have told you guys that before on telephone and on here and you guys arguement is that. Then get it removed.
There are several thousand students I spoke to thoughout the year in different settings and all said they were only aware Brunel has one site and they all have London payment.

Hi Evelyn,

We can't access accounts to check this. The advice is giving based on the database we have on the system (with that postcode of the university).

We would need to access your account to double check and clarify your funding and further assist with your query. Thanks, Jason

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