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Subject:

Feedback from DfEE meeting on hardship loans

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Pamela Bell-Ashe <[log in to unmask]>

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Tue, 16 Feb 1999 09:33:26 +0000 (GMT)

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Dear all

Here is some feedback from the meeting I attended at the DfEE on 
Friday on Hardship Loans.  I will send a separate email about the 
second meeting on monitoring the new arrangements generally

Hardship Loans
It was made quite clear that HLs would continue next year but also 
that the DfEE recognised that they were not popular and that there 
might be some changes that could be made for 1999/2000 which would at 
least make the scheme more manageable.

I believe that one of the main issues is who HLs should be targetted 
at.  We therefore discussed the possibility of relaxing the criteria 
(so that students do not have to be on the verge of leaving before 
they can be considered) and removing the requirement to apply for 
a HL before being eligible for Access Funds (so that we do not have 
to burden those in the most need with additional debt).  In this way, 
institutions will genuinely have the discretion to decide, with the 
student, whether the best solution for that individual is a Hardship 
Loan or Access Funds or both.

The representatives from the DfEE seemed to take these points 
seriously but want some additional information.  It was agreed, 
therefore, that CVCP and SCOP would do a sample survey of 
institutions and I am currently working with them to determine what 
the best questions are to ask.  I hope those colleagues who are part 
of the sample feel able to help, despite the extra work.

One question that I think would benefit from a wider airing and 
perhaps some discussion on this list will concern the current level 
of loan.  One suggestion was that the maximum might be increased from 
250pounds to 500pounds, but with the same cash limit so, in effect, 
fewer loans but for a larger amount.  I have mixed feelings about 
this but have a nagging fear about the dangers of supporting larger 
loans for those in hardship.  What do others think?  Would your view 
be the same if the other changes outlined above were brought in?

Finally, on the issue of allocation procedure, the money for HLs was 
distributed on the basis of estimated new entrant numbers.  
Institutions were asked for their estimates by the Student Loans 
Company last May and the money was distributed on a per capita basis 
without any weighting.  The figures provided to me recently by a 
number of institutions, however, suggest that something has gone 
wrong with this process.  If you feel, therefore, that your 
allocation may not be right you should check back with your Student 
Loans Administrator to see what information was given to the SLC in 
May.

Hope this is helpful.  I look forward to hearing views on the 500 
pound question.

Pam
 
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Pamela Bell-Ashe
University of Liverpool

Chair
Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education

Tel:  0151 794 2243
Fax:  0151 794 2249
e-mail: [log in to unmask]



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