Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011

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Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
Student Finance IAG Resources for
Practitioners
CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference
29th March 2011

Lucy Marwood                 Jon Legg
Student Finance Consultant   Student Finance Consultant
East Midlands                North West
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
Agenda
• Introduction
• IAG support
• Student finance in 2011/12
• Application process
• Student Finance in 2012/13 & Beyond
• Repayment
• Any Questions?
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
About us
           • Student Finance Consultants
           • 12 covering England
           • Support IAG partners
           • Regional working
           • Free tailored training on
             student finance packages
             and resources
           • Contact details on practitioner
             website
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
IAG Support
     Prospective &                         Advisors, teachers
                          Graduates
    current students                        & support staff

                        customer_care          ssin_queries
     via direct.gov      @slc.co.uk            @slc.co.uk
                                            + Individual SFCs

                          Student loan
                                           Practitioner website
                       repayment website

                                           Practitioner helpline
     0845 300 50 90     0141 243 3686
                                            + Individual SFCs
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
Information for you
To order
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
Practitioners Website
http://practitioners.studentfinanceengland.co.uk

Practitioners Website – home of all our Practitioner resources

• Specialist Contact information

• Information on all our products and more

• Lesson plans and information fact sheets

• Screen video and mock application
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
IAG Quality Standards Materials
http://practitioners.studentfinanceengland.co.uk

‘Funding your University course’

•   2 lesson plans developed with school and college staff

•   Trialled and developed with year 13 students

•   Encourages learners to get an estimate of their finance

•   Full documentation linking to Ofsted IAG quality standards
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
Customer Information
To order
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
How to order
http://practitioners.studentfinanceengland.co.uk
Student Finance IAG Resources for Practitioners CRAC Decisions at 18 Conference 29th March 2011
How to order
Full-time support in 11/12
• Tuition fee loan
• Maintenance loan
• Maintenance Grant
• Extra support for those with special circumstances
Fee amounts for 11/12
• Maximum tuition fee for a publicly funded course:
  £3,375
• Students can have a non-means tested loan to
  cover the full fee amount
• Fees are paid directly to the HEI
• Fees increase each year (2010/11: £3,290)
• Fee loans only repaid once earning over £15K pa
Loan amounts for 11/12
• ALL amounts have been frozen at 2010/11 rates
• Main loans are 72% non-means tested, 28%
  means tested
• Reduced loans are available to students on
  sandwich years and to some students who are in
  receipt of an NHS Bursary
Grant amounts for 11/12
• Frozen at 2010/11 rates; maximum maintenance
  grant: £2,906
• Grant is fully means tested
• Grant is non-repayable
• Maintenance loan is reduced by 50p for each £1 of
  grant payable
Household              Maintenance                 Maintenance                 Total
 income                   Grant                       Loan                    support

£25,000           £2,906                       £3,497                      £6,403
£30,000           £1,906                       £3,997                      £5,903
£34,000           £1,106                       £4,397                      £5,503
£40,000           £711                         £4,595                      £5,306
£50,020           £50                          £4,925                      £4,975
£55,000           £0                           £4,106                      £4,106
£60,000           £0                           £3,564                      £3,564

  Note:
  The figures shown are based on a student living away from home and
  studying outside of London. Different thresholds will apply to those students
  living at home during their studies and those living/studying in London
Other help in 11/12
•   Bursaries: Minimum of £338 (if qualify for full grant & charged max fees)
•   Long Courses Loan: Extra means tested loan where study > 30 weeks
•   Disabled Students Allowance: Help towards additional costs a student may be
    obliged to incur as a result of their impairment, health condition or specific
    learning difficulty
•   Parents Learning Allowance: Maximum of £1,508 (means tested)
•   Childcare Grant: 85% of actual costs (subject to limits & means test)
•   Adult Dependant Grant: £2,642 (means tested)
•   Special Support Grant: Replaces maintenance grant for some students
•   Care Leavers Grant: Speak to your Local Authority (fact sheet)
•   Other local support…. Investigate!
NHS, Social Work & Teaching
Bursaries are available from:

• NHS for NHS & Social Work courses

• Training & Development Agency for Schools for
  postgraduate courses of Initial Teacher Training

• Specialist advice & fact sheets on Practitioner
  Website
Click here for the calculator

           Info on full-time support here

www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Compare an
estimate of
    your
entitlement
 for up to 5
  courses
Get info on bursaries
  and scholarships
 available from each
university or college
Full-time applications

• Apply now!
  – New students: deadline 31st May
  – Current students: deadline 30th June
• Send in your signature & your evidence promptly

• Let us know straight away if anything changes

• Make use of ‘My Account’
Online Application Process
• Login via: www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
• Register details online
• Customer Reference Number (CRN) allocated
• Choose password and secret answer
• Submit application online and send in supporting evidence:
    – Financial details (prior year tax, aim to verify with HMRC)
    – Identity checking (data share with IPS)
    – Non-means tested support paid to applicant where financial details
      remain outstanding at course start
• Track application progress via ‘My Account’
Link to Register and Apply
                    14th Feb: current students
                    16th Mar: new students

January 2011
        www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Improvements for 2011
• Majority of new applicants should not need to send in financial evidence.

• When we do ask customers to send financial evidence, we will only ask
  for copies of documents and not originals.

• Returning students who applied for non-means-tested finance will be
  processed automatically if their circumstances haven’t materially
  changed. They will simply need to sign and return the form they receive
  from SFE.

• Improvements to the DirectGov website: simpler information, advice and
  guidance for customers.
Application Walkthrough & Demo
          Developed following multiple requests from
          Practitioners to Student Finance Consultants

          Two resources:

          (1) Series of Online Videos: walkthrough of
          different stages of application process

          (2) Interactive Demonstration Account which can
          be downloaded and used offline

          2011/12 Version available soon
Things a student can change
• Bank Details
• Address

• Course and/or HEI

• Any personal details (up until point of assessment)

• Other post-assessment changes need to be
  actioned traditionally
Link to
                           My Account

January 2011
        www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
2011/12 Key Messages
• Apply now!
   – New students: deadline 31st May
   – Current students: deadline 30th June
• Don’t wait until you know where you’re going before applying

• Don’t wait for exam results before applying

   – Make use of ‘My Account’ to change details

• Send in your signature & your evidence promptly

• Let us know straight away if anything changes
2012/13 Proposals
• Any reforms will be introduced for those entering higher education in 2012

• Students who defer entry from 11/12 to 12/13 - loans and grants for living
  costs set at the 12/13 rates - (TBC)

• It will be for individual universities to decide what fee they charge to those
  applying for deferred entry in 2012
• Institutions will also decide eligibility criteria for the new National
  Scholarship programme. No one with income over £25k will be eligible,
  however. Strict criteria – (TBC)

• For those starting university in 2012, details on student support should be
  announced by Summer 2011
January 2011
           www.bis.gov.uk/studentfinance
2012/13 Proposals
                         2012/13 Proposals
                         Maximum £6,000, or
                         £9000 in exceptional circumstances (HEIs must meet tougher conditions on widening
Full-time tuition fees   participation & fair access)
                         Tuition Fee Loan will cover fees charged
                         Tuition fee loans for part- time courses if intensity 25% +
Part-time tuition fees
                         Limits expected to be pro-rata to those proposed for full-time students
                         Variable amounts in 3 bands
Maintenance Loan         Loans increased for household incomes from £42K - £60K
                         Not available to part-time students
                         Max £3,250: £25K / £42K thresholds
Maintenance Grant
                         Not available to part-time students

                         National Scholarship Programme (NSP) of at least £3,000 in benefits which may be:
                         • Fee discount
HEI Bursary              • Free foundation year
                         • Accommodation or other service discount
                         • Cash award up to £1000
Please note that these are ONLY proposals: detailed decisions have yet to be taken, and the package
of support available to 12/13 entrants will not be announced until later in 2011

For further info: www.bis.gov.uk/studentfinance
2012/13 Proposals
Maintenance Loan

• A loan of up to £5,500 will be available if they live
away from home and study at a university outside
London.

• A larger loan of up to £7,675 will be available if they
live away from home and study at a university in
London.

• A loan of up to £4,375 will be available if they live with
their parents.
2012/13 Proposals
Maintenance Loan & Grant – away from home outside London

Household income   Non repayable grant   Living cost loan   Total

£25,000 or less    £3,250                £3,875             £7,125

£30,000            £2,341                £4,330             £6,671

£35,000            £1,432                £4,784             £6,216

£40,000            £523                  £5,239             £5,762

£45,000            £0                    £5,288             £5,288

£50,000            £0                    £4,788             £4,788

£55,000            £0                    £4,288             £4,288

£60,000            £0                    £3,788             £3,788

Over £62,500       £0                    £3,575             £3,575
Student Loan Repayment

    www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk
Loan Repayment
•   Repayments are collected through tax system, starting April after graduation

•   Currently; only repay if earning above £15,000 per annum or £1,250 per month
    gross

•   Proposed; only repay if earning above £21,000 per annum or £1,750 per
    month gross

•   9% earnings above threshold are collected for repayment

•   Loans taken A/Y 05/06 or before written off when student aged 65

•   Loans taken A/Y 06/07 or after written off after 25 years

•   Loans taken A/Y 12/13 or after written off after 30 years
Loan Repayment
Comparison
Income each yr before tax   Approximate monthly repayment
                              Now                 Future
         £15,000               £0                  £0
         £16,000               £8                  £0
         £18,000               £23                 £0
         £21,000               £45                 £0
         £24,000               £68                 £23
         £27,000               £90                 £45
         £30,000              £113                 £68
         £33,000              £135                 £90
         £36,000              £158                £113
         £40,000              £188                £143
New System             Monthly Repayment Comparison
Old System

                                                                                     £250

                                                                                     £200

                                                                                     £150

                                                                                     £100

                                                                                     £50

                                                                                     £0

                                                                           £42,000
                                                                 £38,000
                                                       £34,000
                                             £30,000
                                   £26,000
                         £22,000
             £18,000
Additional Info
• Repayment thresholds will be modified:
   – The current £15,000 earnings threshold will be
     uprated annually in line with inflation from 2012.
   – This change will help existing graduates.

   – The £21,000 earnings threshold will be uprated
     annually in line with earnings from 2016 (when first
     new system graduates start repayments)
   – No graduate will repay anything until they reach that
     income threshold.

NB. The above is all subject to parliamentary approval
Additional Info
(cont)
• During study and up until the Statutory Repayment Due
Date (SRDD) interest will be RPI +3%
    – SRDD for full-time students is April after they
    leave/graduate
    – SRDD for part-time students is the April 3 years after
    course start.
• Then a variable rate of interest depending on earnings:
    – Salary < 21K interest will be RPI
    – Salary 21K – 41K interest will be RPI + х% depending
    on earnings up to…
    – Salary > 41K interest will be RPI + 3%
Additional Info
(cont)
• A student loan is very unlikely to affect your ability to get a mortgage
                                 (The Council for Mortgage Lenders )

• Mortgage lenders are most interested in your monthly income
  (‘ability to repay’)

• Under the new system monthly repayments lower = greater monthly
  income

NB. The above is all subject to parliamentary approval
2011/12 & 2012/13
                                                   2011/12                                                           2012/13*
Tuition Fee Loan                                                                                        Two tiers: max £6,000 or £9,000
   (“Graduate                                     Max £3375                                        £9000 only in exceptional circumstances
 Contribution”)                                                                              Fee Loans for part-time courses if intensity 25% +

                                                                                          Variable amounts in 3 bands – details to be confirmed
   Maintenance                          Variable amounts in 3 bands
                                                                                        Loans increased for household incomes from £42K - £60K
      Loan                                      Means tested
                                                                                                       Not available to part-time students

   Maintenance                                  Max £2906                                            Max £3,250 - £25K / £42K thresholds
      Grant                                £25K / £50K thresholds                                     Not available to part-time students

                                                                                       New £150m National Scholarships Programme – obligatory
    HEI Bursary                 £338+ for those on full grant paying full fees
                                                                                             for HEI to participate if fees exceed £6,000

    Application                   Separate application process post UCAS                                           No details yet

                                                                                         9% of earnings over £21K threshold (uprated annually in
                                9% of earnings over £15K threshold (uprated                        line with earnings from April 2016)
                                annually in line with inflation from April 2012)
    Repayment                                                                                           Interest variable: max RPI + 3%
                                   Interest inflation linked (currently 1.5%)
                                                                                                            Written off after 30 years
                                          Written off after 25 years                          Early repayment arrangements being considered

*Please note that these are ONLY proposals: detailed decisions have yet to be taken, and the package of support available to 12/13 entrants will not be
announced until later in 2011
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