Dear Katie,
At Cardiff, when students who are eligible for the SLC Hardship Loan
apply for the main Loan, they are given a flyer with details of the
HL. Here, at the Dean of Students' Office, we make the assessment
and use the same form as the Access application form as essentially
the same details are required. If we deem that there is a case (i.e.
without extra funding the student would be in danger of withdrawing)
we give the student a certificate to take to the Student Loans
Office. We tell them that if subsequently they wish to apply for
Access they should return to our Office with a bank statement showing
the receipt of the HL.
Our HL funding is 83,025 and to date we have dealt with 46
applications, 41 of which we have certified for the HL (all 250)
total 10,250. 26 of the 41 have subsequently applied for Access and
a total of 26,570 was awarded so it is clear that it is the Access
grant that is keeping them on the course and not the HL!
Sybil Green
Gardiff University
Tel: 01222-874179
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>
> I am currently reviewing the procedures that we use to let students know
> about this extra loan. At the same time, I am preparing a report about the
> take up of this loan, which has not been very high up to now. I would like
> to know how other Institutions are dealing with the Loan and how high/low
> the up take has been so far.
>
> Thank you, KATIE...
> Katie Lomas
> Student Services Adviser
> Aston University
> Aston Triangle
> Birmingham
> B4 7ET
> 0121 359 3611 extn. 5434
>
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