Student maintenance loan and unversial credit help plz

Jimmy901
Jimmy901 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited December 2021 in Education and skills
Hiya I was wondering if somebody please could help me. I'm am going university as disable student  in January and was wondering if it would affect my  claim for lwca and pip cliam in that of my reductions?. I was wondering if somebody could help me with the figures as I'm recipient of £1200  unversial lwca and the minimum amount of pip? I should be entitled to 9000 student finance, including the disability part? Thanks you.

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  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,874 Championing
    If you get 9000 is thst for a year? I am doing open University  and I get grants 
  • Jimmy901
    Jimmy901 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    edited December 2021
    Yes for the year. I was  recommended,for the course through my support team and was  wondering what I have to budget? If they deduct my UC or housing benefit?
  • mia97
    mia97 Online Community Member Posts: 51 Contributor
    Hey!

    When I went to university, I took out a student loan for maintenance and it did not impact my PIP claims. The reason for this was because I would be living back at home every weekend (due to work). I would phone student finance and ask them directly, because they have a department which will be able to help you with these sort of questions. Also, perhaps speak with the university, they will have a student finance department. Hope this helps, good luck??
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,874 Championing
    I dont lose anything but I don't get as much as you I think its best to speak to student finance but if you divide it through the year it may not affect you but in your case I don't realy know 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    edited December 2021
    Rules for students are complicated but broadly any student maintenance loan available to you will be taken into account as income and deducted from your UC. The amount to be taken each month will be the loan amount divided by the period of the course the loan is for. So if the course covers 10 months of the year (excludes the summer vacation) the monthly amount would £900/month which would be deducted from the UC.

    DWP guidance here
    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/907998/admh6.pdf

    As others have said, PIP is not affected.




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