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Student Funding 2014 & Beyond

Learn about funding options for students, including tuition fee loans, maintenance grants, and NHS funding. Discover how much you may need to pay and how to apply for financial assistance. Repayment details and useful websites provided.

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Student Funding 2014 & Beyond

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  1. Student Funding 2014 & Beyond Sarah McLeod Student Services

  2. Agenda • Tuition fees • Money for living costs • Grants, loans, bursaries, fee waivers etc... • NHS funding • Student loan repayments • How this works • How much you could be expected to pay

  3. Tuition fees • Universities can charge between £6,000 - £9,000 each year for their courses • Tuition fee rates are available on university websites • All students can take a tuition fee loan each year so everyone can afford to study

  4. Money for living costs • Maintenance grant up to £3,387 (means tested) - you don’t pay this back - full grant up to £25,000 – partial grant up to £42,600 • Maintenance loan - partially means tested - £3,610+ (living away from parental home rate) • £2,871+ (living in parental home rate)

  5. Living away from home outside London Student Funding 2014 £7,000 All students should have access to around £5,555 £6,000 £5,000 £4,000 £3,000 £2,000 £1,000 Household Income 10k 30k 40k 20k 50k 60k 70k

  6. Living away from home outside London Student Funding 2014 £7,000 Maintenance Grant (£3,387) £6,000 £5,000 £4,000 Maintenance Loan (£3,862) £3,000 £25K £2,000 £1,000 10k 30k 40k 20k 50k 60k 70k

  7. Living away from home outside London Student Funding 2014 £7,000 Maintenance Grant £6,000 £5,000 £4,000 Maintenance Loan £3,000 C42.6K £2,000 £1,000 10k 30k 40k 20k 50k 60k 70k

  8. Student Funding 2014 Parental Contribution Maintenance Grant £7,000 £6,000 £5,000 £4,000 Maintenance Loan £3,000 £2,000 £1,000 10k 30k 40k 20k 50k 60k 70k

  9. Money for living costs • Scholarship Schemes • Every university has a different scheme and details are available on university websites. Each university has their own eligibility criteria: • Who qualifies – grades, household income etc • What you receive – bursary, fee waiver etc • How to apply

  10. Additional Government Funding • Disabled Students Allowance (DSA’s) • Specialist equipment allowance • Non-medical helpers allowance • General disabled students’ allowance • Extra travel costs • Contact Disability Services • 01642 342277 or disability@tees.ac.uk

  11. Social Work • Yr 1 – no bursary • Yr 2 & 3 – limited number of bursaries available • Eligibility criteria will apply, full details are TBC • Apply via the NHS at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk • You apply to Student Finance England who will assess your eligibility for the tuition fee loan and maintenance loan and grant

  12. How to applyApply to Student Finance England at www.studentfinanceengland.co.uk

  13. NHS funding 2013

  14. NHS Funding • NHS funded students • doctor or dentist (eligible for an NHS Bursary during the latter stages of their pre-registration training • chiropodist (including podiatrist), dietician, occupational therapist, orthoptist, physiotherapist, prosthetist, and orthotist, radiographer, audiologist or a speech and language therapist • dental hygienist or dental therapist • nurse, midwife or operating department practitioner (degree course)

  15. NHS funding Non-repayable funding • Not means tested • Payment of Fees • NHS Grant of £1,000 • Means tested • NHS Bursary up to £4,395 for 45+ weeks living away from parents • Up to £3,351 living with parents Repayable funding • Not means tested • Apply to Student Finance England on PN1 form • £2,324 (living away from home • £1,744 (living at home) • You pay it back like everyone else www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk

  16. How to apply • Apply online at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk • Supplementary paper forms; DSA, Childcare • Re-apply yearly • Paid by equal monthly instalment until following August

  17. Loan repayments • Student loans are very different to commercial credit • Interest rate linked to inflation plus up to 3% • How much you pay depends on how much you earn • Nothing to pay until you have left education and earn over £21,000 per year • Low monthly repayments • Outstanding debt written-off after 30 years

  18. Student loan repayments If you earn less than £21,000 Percentage of income 0% 30k Monthly repayments 20k £0 18k Weekly repayments 15k £0 10k

  19. Student loan repayments £28,000pa Percentage of income £630 (2.2%) 30k 9% of £7,000 Monthly repayments 20k £52.50 18k Weekly repayments 15k £12.11 10k

  20. Loan repayment example • Graduate earning £30,000pa gross • Monthly gross income £2,500 • Pension (6%) £150 • Tax £345 • National insurance £195 • Net income £1,810 • Student loan repayment £67.50 • INCOME £1,743.50

  21. Summary • You don’t have to pay anything until after you have left education – everyone can afford to study • Full-time students can apply for a maintenance loan to help with living costs • Students from households earning less than £42,600 will also receive a non-repayable maintenance grant • Repayments are based on what you earn, not on what you owe

  22. Useful websites • Government services website • www.gov.uk/studentfinance • www.studentfinanceengland.co.uk • More information about funding • University websites • Information about courses, bursaries, fee waivers etc. • www.tees.ac.uk • Money Saving Expert • www.moneysavingexpert.com

  23. ANY QUESTIONS?

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