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DH has asked me to start a thread in AIBU. He will go with the majority.

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Showy · 10/03/2015 17:50

I am a SAHM. I have a handful of useless degrees. I am not paying back my student loan atm on account of my 'homemaker' status (SLC's term, not mine). They have all my relevant details. They know I have no income, am a 'homemaker' and they have my NI number, the fact I have two young children etc on record.

The Student Loan Company have written to tell me that DH must provide proof of the 'value of his support' in the form of 3 months of bank statements. They are very clear in their letter and on the phone that not providing his bank statements will be taken as me trying to get out of repaying my loan and they will 'take steps'.

DH wants to know if he IBU to...

Think his bank statements are none of their business.
Think his bank statements prove absolutely bog all in terms of my student loan.
Send a snippy letter accompanying his bank statements.
Object to the notion that he 'supports' me rather than being married to me in an equal partnership.

He is quite cross. I am not a bit cross and want to just send the statements (which he is right, prove nothing at all in terms of whether I have money I am hiding from them). I've told him he should not be sending snippy letters to people who are just doing their jobs. He is poised and about to lick his stamp.

So...

IHBU?

OP posts:
Thomasisintraining · 06/07/2016 20:17

Let's have a sing along with the Corrs

Tis the cranberries Grin

Arfarfanarf · 06/07/2016 20:21

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Flisspaps · 06/07/2016 20:29

ZOMBIE THREAD
ZOMBIE THREAD
ZOMBIE THREAD

Flisspaps · 06/07/2016 20:29

ZOMBIE THREAD
ZOMBIE THREAD
ZOMBIE THREAD

Flisspaps · 06/07/2016 20:29

ZOMBIE THREAD
ZOMBIE THREAD
ZOMBIE THREAD

macca1973 · 06/07/2016 20:31

Thanks every1 i have done that Smile

milliemolliemou · 06/07/2016 20:33

Zombie speaks

  1. OP DH is not liable, should write to remind without accounts
  2. We should all pay back when we can (and avoid 1.5% accumulative interest rates)
  3. The government - any government - should reconsider how to finance student "loans" and whether they should readdress encouraging people to go to university when they don't need to even for professional careers (bar medicine/sciences).
CelticPromise · 06/07/2016 20:35

I have sent my deferral recently in similar circs. Did the same as I have done the last couple of years which is send a two line letter from DH saying I confirm I support CelticPromise and the support does not amount to more than (random figure considerably under the threshold) per month. They are cheeky buggers. You also don't have to complete the bit about whether you are a home owner or the direct debit mandate.

funnyperson · 06/07/2016 20:36

Gobsmacked at the last millenium ethos, should take this up with feminist groups otherwise what man would marry a female graduate

CelticPromise · 06/07/2016 20:36

Oops!

toadgirl · 06/07/2016 20:38

tell your dh to get snippy with it Wink

Flustarhymes · 06/07/2016 21:02

I had this. I sent my OWN bank statements which clearly showed regular payments from him. There's no need to send his. I redacted information I didn't want them to see.

ParadiseCity · 07/07/2016 09:42

Cranberries sorry Blush

In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
What's in your head?
In your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh

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