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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:07pm |
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Advice i have decided that I am thinking of studying next year(depending on how the baby plan's work out that is) at witt they have a course I am really interrested in doing. What i need to know is what can I get student allowence wise etc and do I still get family assiteance etc not sure where to start looked on hte study link website not much help tho.
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:10pm |
The student allowance stuffs up your in work payment so it's not worth it (IMO). With dependants (children) you get about $70 a week. I am getting the $150 living costs (yes it will cost more in the long run, but it is interest free and its a good help having that extra money a week).
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:22pm |
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At the job I'm currently at, we take calls for WITT (after hours). I'll find out as much info as I can and bring it up for you next week. I'm not counting on finding much more info than the website offers though. It's probably something you would find more information about by ringing StudyLink (I agree, I don't much like the StudyLink site). I would call them and let them know your situation and what assistance they can offer.
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:27pm |
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Deb, if WITT has a studylink person on campus go in and see them. They are so much more helpful (well our Massey one is). If you were at your computer I would let you know what I know on MSN.
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:27pm |
Thank's Kirsten. Hey next week really ya that is so cool so whaat date's are you coming up. Can't wait to see your big one year old we really must take some pic's this time.
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:28pm |
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Beck's have you got me on msn?
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:29pm |
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 9:47pm |
I am the same as Becks. I am doing a paper at the moment, and when I looked into a student allowance I realised I would have lost most of our Working for families money. I too am getting the Living Costs of $150 a week. It sucks that i will have to pay back a bigger loan, but what price do i put on making it easier to stay at home and raise my daughter 
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 10:01pm |
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I know that if you take out a student loan (with the living costs) you will still receive your family assistance payments, however you won't receive accommodation supplement. Not to sure how a student allowance would affect them though..
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Posted: 17 July 2007 at 11:05pm |
You will lose your accomodation supplement through WINZ, but can get it through Studylink instead 
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 8:03am |
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Right well Thank's to Beck's i have a sort of plan. I am going to do a course next year at witt t oget into t ostudying again and if that work's out then I am going to look at teacher collage. Ya thankyou ladies. Cause this is all dependant on how our baby plan's go might have to put it off a little longer, but i willl be going to get my teaching digree sometime.
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 8:34am |
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I am a student too but but with no babies, I am getting the living costs cause if I had of got the allowance, df and I would have lost our accomm supplement, so we still the accomm supplement while getting living costs payments, next year when we come to ttc and have a baby I will still get living costs cause its not worth losing anything we might get from working for families and our accomm supplement.
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Ok you full time studying Mummy’s I need.
