"Interruption to studies" and student loan

Hi all,

I'm currently on an "interruption to studies" where I've been given leave by the university not to attend for the rest of the academic year and resume my course in September.

Do I need to tell the student loans people about this? What will they need to know? How do I do it? etc etc etc

Sorry for the vagueness of all these questions, I just feel a little lost and I'm worried I'll suddenly be confronted with getting loan I'm not entitled to and I'm a bit scared!

Seriously, don't phone up. Nothing can be actioned on your account unless it's in writing when it comes to things like this. Your LEA are the ones who deal with this, and for audit purposes they must have something on file.

You need to either download and complete a CO1 form from the Student Finance Direct website, or just put in writing the date you last attended, and when you expect to return to your course.

Your university should also send your LEA a Change of Circumstances form on their own template, but this should be done by their registry in due course.

I work for an LEA. An interruption to studies, or a suspension as it's known, is a change of circumstances. You put it in writing, and it gets actioned. I'd be surprised if any LEA done so on a phone call, because when the reassessment is approved whoever has to sign it off will have no paperwork to go by.

There is no requirement of a phone call, unless you are concerned how it would affect it. Again, no action should be taken over the phone.

Seriously, if you're going to try and give advice and criticise someone, you may want to actually give the full story. Only causes less problems in the long run...

Christ, there's no need to get all offended. OP - just contact them, in whatever form, and they will tell you exactly what you need to do, rather than listening to people on the internet.

Thing is, when you have someone who actually does the job trying to tell you you're wrong on hearsay, you're going to become annoyed

I don't exactly tell you all how to stay in bed all day, watch Neighbours or drink snakebite.

I understand that the LEA probably won't do anything over the phone and that they will eventually have to fill in some kind of form, I was just advising (and I think Girl Radio was as well) that she should contact them and see what they say. I would certainly want to hear from the LEA themselves what I should do rather than listening to anyone on the internet, which is why a phone call was suggested.

Thing is, when you have someone who actually does the job trying to tell you you're wrong on hearsay, you're going to become annoyed. I don't exactly tell you all how to stay in bed all day, watch Neighbours or drink snakebite.