On Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:02:27 +0100 (British Summer Time) 
Pamela Bell-Ashe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 
> 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?
	51,400
> 2.	How much of this have you spent?
	26,550
> 3.	What proportion of students who applied to you for 
> 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?) 
	All
> 4.	How many of the students who were successful took out the 
> full 250pounds? 
	All except 9
> 5.	How much money were you allocated for Access Funds?
	383,559 
> 6.	How much of this have you spent?
	All bar 30K 
> 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? 
	Can't say at present - ask me after the end of July!
> 9.	Did 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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Judith Tyler(Ms)
Student Finance Officer, Student's Union,
Bristol University, Queen's Road,
Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: (0)117 954 5886
Fax: (0)117 954 5770 
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/StdFin/
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