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>
>You may already have heard this from other sources, but in case you
>haven't...
>
>I have now had confirmation from the DfEE that in the coming year
>the maximum amount of Hardship Loan will be increased from 250pounds
>to 500pounds. It will be available in increments of 100pounds rather
>than this year's 25.
>
>The criterion in the regulations will be relaxed so that students
>will no longer have to be on the verge of leaving their course before
>they are eligible. The intention is that this will make it available
>to a wider group of students and is largely in recognition of the
>fact that for students in such extreme financial difficulty it is
>often more appropriate to use Access Funds.
>
>More details will be available in a SSIN to be published shortly but
>the DfEE have still not finalised the Access Funds guidance and want
>to deal with both at the same time.
>
>There is a meeting later this month to look at how hardship loans
>have been used throughout 1998/99. To prepare for this I would find
>it invaluable if you could provide me with the following information
>about your institution:
>
>1. How much money were you allocated for Hardship Loans?
14500
>
>2. How much of this have you spent?
13000
>
>3. What proportion of students who applied to you for
ALL
>
>certification for Hardship Loans were successful (please ignore
>students who were ineligible because they were 'existing' rather than
>'new' students, i.e. did you actually turn anyone away because they
>were not in enough hardship?)
>4. How many of the students who were successful took out the
ALL bar one
>
>full 250pounds?
>5. How much money were you allocated for Access Funds?
112000
>
>6.
> How much of this have you spent?
111200
>
>7. If you have not spent your whole allocation do you envisage
>spending the remainder over the summer?
YES
>
>8. What was the average award?
300 ( Though some students had an award each
term)
>
D
>id you insist that those students who were eligible for
>
>Hardship Loans took one out before being awarded Access Funds?
YES
>
>10. If not, what proportion of 'new' students received Access
>Funds without a Hardship Loan?
>
>Sorry about the number of questions but I am keen to have as broad a
>view as possible about what has been happening around the country.
>For those who are able to deal with Word attachments you may find the
>attached table useful.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help with this. I should be grateful for
>responses by the end of Monday 12 July.
>
>Pam
>
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>Pamela Bell-Ashe
>University of Liverpool
>
>Tel: 0151 794 2243
>Fax: 0151 794 2249
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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