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Maintenance loan

3 replies

millmoo · 02/09/2018 19:36

My DD is off to uni in a few weeks time.
Her student finance has come through and her maintenance loan only just covers her rent -she will have hardly any money to live off of .
She may be able to get a bursary due to my low income but it won’t be a large amount .
She is aware that she will have to get a part time job to supplement her income but is there any other funding she could apply /receive ? Any advice gratefully received 💐

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WhirlyGigWhirlyGig · 02/09/2018 19:54

How much did she get if you're on a low income? Mine has enough to cover her accommodation with ensuite but we're not low income.

Xenia · 02/09/2018 19:57

Quite a few have student jobs. My son does deliveroo and ubereats. Plenty work all summer to to get money set aside.

BubblesBuddy · 02/09/2018 20:06

The maximum loan is circa £8400 outside London and circa £11,000 if in London. Is she getting the maximum? Could she have got cheaper halls? Some are geared to the minimum loan so could she not have chosen something cheaper? Did she do her homework on the likely loan outcome and look at her accommodation options in the light of this?

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