Student Finance Applications - Q & A

I've got a declaration which is coming in the post, which is only going to give me the basic funding.

When I spoke to SF yesterday they told me that they would process my application fully once they have got round to my mum's p60. (She sent her p60 off 3 weeks ago now and it is now being redirected apparently to its final destination...Glasgow?)

With this in mind do I sign the declaration that they have sent me so I have some funding in place in September, then wait for them to give me what I'am due fully?

Does anyone know how long it takes. They have already sorted my stepdad's out....

Another question, when I log onto my account I can no longer access the "Ask A Question" part, it seems to have dissappeared.....Does anyone know how you get this back...I find its much more useful to get accurate information out of them this way rather than on the phone

Yeh exactly the same boat. I've begrudgingly signed and sent back the declaration, its abit annoying having to sign for something unsure of how much your exactly entitled to, but this way you can be sure you'll have something come September. I did this on the advice recieved by a student finance advisor. They said at the time (2 weeks back) that they had just started assessing May applications, so could be quite a while yet.

The Ask A Question link has been seemingly removed from the site probably due to the high influx of questions being sent, keep checking though because it does re-appear now and then.

does anyone know roughly how long i'll be waiting for the final assessment if I recieved my parents evidence back last week?

Mine came back about 10 days ago, and I got my final assessment this morning.

My Parents received the paper form where they write the income they recieve, and in Section 3: Dependents, do they have to write in any Child Depedents including me (the student) and my sisters income, when we all don't work ?

Also do my parents write my name as the child dependent going to university for year 2009/2010 (section 3, part B)?

And does anyone have the helpline number?

on the 23rd of July my online account updated and said i'd been assesed. it's now the 29th and i still havent had the agreement in the post. reckon it's got lost? :/

Have you checked the 'Correspondence' section of your account? It will tell you if there is something on its way to you in the post, even if you haven't received it yet

that's the thing, the Correspondence section says the letter was sent out on the 23rd, when i dont even have it yet

i dont think you write your name down as a Dependent Child cos you're 18+ so they stop getting money for you now. Same goes to your sister, depending on here age.

i dont actually know if thats right tho, i just assume payments stopped at the age of 18

Their letters always seem to take about a week and a half to arrive, dunno why. They've also sent me another declaration form to sign, even though I signed the first and sent it back, but I've not received it yet. They're so slow!

My sisters are aged 15 and 16, and they both don't won't, so do my parents right in that section £0 for each of them?

Also, do my parents right my name in the Higher Education part of section 3?