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UWE Bristol Student Finance Presentation

UWE Bristol Student Finance Presentation. Presentation by Kate White Head of Money Advice and Funds Service. Tuition fees Funding for fees Funding for living costs Your student budget The small print – terms and conditions of student loans. Tuition Fees.

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UWE Bristol Student Finance Presentation

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  1. UWE BristolStudent Finance Presentation Presentation by Kate White Head of Money Advice and Funds Service

  2. Tuition fees Funding for fees Funding for living costs Your student budget The small print – terms and conditions of student loans

  3. Tuition Fees • Tuition fees only cover the cost of tuition – you will need to find money for books, course materials, field trips, travel and living costs. • UK and EU undergraduates pay between £6,000 to £9,000 tuition fees per year for degree courses. • UWE fees are £9,000 apart from Foundation Degrees which are £7,500 when delivered at one of our local partners, • Fees for a placement year - £1,125 to £1,800 • Fees for part-time courses are usually on a pro-rata basis: 50% of a full-time course at £9,000 would cost £4,500 per year.

  4. Tuition Fee Loan • For UK & EU students • For full-time & part-time study • Choice of taking out all or part of the loan • Does not depend on household income • Paid directly to the university

  5. Living Cost Funding Student Finance England • Maintenance Loan UWE • Bursary • Learner Support Fund Student • Part-time work/support from family/savings/benefits

  6. Maintenance Loan – paid termly • Max £10,702 studying in London • Max £8,200 study elsewhere • Max £6,904 if living with your parents Lone parents/students in receipt of PIP or DLA • Max £11,671 London • Max £9,347 Elsewhere • Max £8,144 Parents

  7. Working out your money! Whose income counts? • Under 25: the income of your natural/adoptive parents • If parents do not live together, it will be the income of the parent that you live with • If that parent lives with a partner, it will be their income too • If you are over 25 and live with a partner, their income • Your income

  8. Under 25 & independent from parents • If you are responsible for a child • If you are a care leaver • If you have fallen out with your parents permanently • If you have supported yourself for 36 months before the start of the course

  9. Working out your money! What income counts? • Parents’ and/or partner’s gross taxable income for tax year 2014/15 • an estimate of your unearned income from September 2016 • ‘Reassessment’ if your household income drops by 15%!

  10. Disabled Students’ Allowances • Available help for extra costs incurred because of: • long-term health conditions, • specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia. • mental health condition • Not dependant on household income and non-repayable • APPLY FOR FUNDING EARLY!

  11. Apply for funding every year One application form for: • fee loan • living cost loan • disabled students allowances, childcare grant Apply at www.gov.uk/student-finance • When – February 2016? • Don’t wait until you accept your offer – apply as soon as possible and then update your application

  12. Non means-tested funding Income above £62k (after deductions): • Fee Loan • Minimum maintenance loan • Disabled Student Allowances Simpler application as no parental income details are required.

  13. Financial support from UWE Interest-free short-term loans Bursaries Learner Support Fund

  14. UWE Bursary Who is eligible? English-resident student starting year one at UWE in 2016 1,300 Bursaries @ £500 each year of study Lowest income students paid first

  15. The Enhanced Bursary 80 Bursaries @ £3,000 first year, £1,000 subsequent years of study Care Leavers Estranged students – no contact with parents Students who are living with and providing significant care for an ill or disabled family member. Contact us! UWE.Bursary@uwe.ac.uk

  16. The Learner Support Fund aka hardship fund Non-repayable awards between £200 - £4,500 each year Assumption that those student who are able to, get a part-time job Priorities for support: Lone parents Students with medical conditions or disabilities that prevent part-time work Final year students Apply after starting at UWE

  17. Mind the gap Your Student Budget!

  18. A basic student budget (40 weeks) weekly Rent 5,600 140 Food, toiletries etc 2,800 70 Travel 500 12 Books/course costs 500 12 Basic cost £9,400 235 Cost for living at home £3,800 95

  19. Student loans Repayments Loan term Interest rate

  20. Repaying the loans • Liability to repay the April after graduation for full-time students • Only repay if earning above £21,000 gross taxable income • Repayments are 9% of earnings above the threshold

  21. Repaying the loans • Repayments are deducted by Revenue and Customs • Student loans do not go on credit files and should not affect you getting a mortgage • Any debt is wiped after 30 years of liability to repay

  22. Interest rates • Retail price index (RPI) + 3% charged during study • RPI is currently 0.9% • Interest rates after study depends on level of earnings.

  23. Student loan debt Fees 9,000 Living cost loan 8,200 17,200 x 3 years £51,600 + £4,025 interest accrued after 3 years of study

  24. How much will your degree cost? Will depend on: • Interest rates • Earning threshold increasing or not • Your earnings

  25. More information www.gov.uk www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/policy-information.aspx www.slc.co.uk/students.aspx http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ www.nus.org.uk/

  26. Remember! • Reassessment if family income drops • Financial commitment of the decision • Tenancy agreement • Using up a year of funding even if you only stay a fortnight. • Contract with the university • Contract with SLC for loans • Student overdraft • Council tax • Entitlement until 60 years of age – there’s no rush!

  27. Any Questions?

  28. Support once you have applied to UWE Pre-entry Money Advice Line: Every Wednesday 14.00 – 16.00 Tel: 0117 328 5432 mafs@uwe.ac.uk

  29. Support for Students with Children • Adult Dependant Grant £2,757 • Parent Learning Allowance £1,573 • Childcare Allowance 85% of cost up to maximum of: 1 child £155 pw 2+ children £266 pw How much you receive will depend on your partner’s/children’s income. Income under £10,000 can reduce entitlement

  30. Step 1Calculating maximum allowances Case Study of student, partner + 2 children. Partner’s gross taxable income is £20,000 1. Childcare allowance 2 children @ £175 per week each = £350 @ 85% = £297…..maximum award is £266 x 40 = £10,640 2. Parents Learners Allowance £1,573 3. Adult Dependants Grant£2,757 Maximum award £14,970 Non repayable funding

  31. Step 2 Calculating income of partner/children Student, partner + 2 children Partner’s income from 2014/15: £20,000 gross taxable Deduct set amount for family: £9,6272 children, 2 adults Residual income: £10,373 Maximum award £14,970 - £10,373 = Actual Award £4,597

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