Student loans
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Topic: Student loans
Posted By: sparkle
Subject: Student loans
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:54pm
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I have a student loan. Am I right in thinking that I don't need to make payments on it while I'm on Maternity leave?
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:55pm
yep
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:59pm
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Phew, it's just that they sent me a mailer (a generic one) saying about payment dates and I got a little worried!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:04pm
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Yup they just keep on sending those out in the hope that you'll be inclined to make payments anyway, lol!
Even better than that though, if you choose to stay at home after your maternity leave, you still don't have to pay as long as you aren't earning anything  ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:25pm
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I had student loan payments deducted from my maternity pay that you get from the government. -------------  
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:34pm
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I think you still pay it out of your maternity leave payments ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 11:14pm
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You will only have to pay anything if you earn anything so the 14 weeks of PPL they will take payments but after that nope. If they send you a bill (like they sent my DH) then I would ring them and let them know you aren't earning any money at the moment. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:45am
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There is a threshold for when you have to pay and when you dont depending on if and how much money you are earning. I think the generic letters are automatically sent to anyone and everyone who has a Student loan ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 8:15am
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The threashold is 17k per year. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |