repeating first year twice. will i get enough funding?

so due to personal reasons i was unable to complete my first year retake. i spoke to my uni and they said i may have to apply for compelling personal reasons so i can get adequate funding as sfe only allows one repeat year. my question is do i have to do that for this year or my last year? in other words will sfe give me adequate funding for this year and my third year they will penalise my loan so then id have to apply for compelling personal reasons then? thanks.

Hi there,
Every student is entitled to funding for the length of their course plus one additional year, minus any previous study. This means if your course is 3 years the calculation would be 3+1=4-2=2 years of full finance given in the final years of your course. This means year 1 you wouldn't get Tuition Fees, but should get Maintenance Loan and Supplementary Grants if applicable.
If you have Compelling Personal Reasons evidence (CPR) why you need to resit you can send this to see if its possible to get the finance. The evidence would be a letter on headed paper signed/stamped and dated from someone in profession i.e. Doctor/lecturer who knows the CPR. They must know how it affected your studies and the dates it affected you. Once received it will be up to the assessor if this will be accepted or not.
Thanks,
Claire