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Tuesday, 9 February 2010

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Education and learning

Student finance forms and guides 2009/10

As well as applying online, you can apply for student finance by completing a paper form. Students and their parents, husbands, wives and partners can download forms and guidance notes for academic year 2009/10 below.

Academic year 2009/10 - general guide to student finance

Academic year 2009/10 - applications for full-time students

Guides

Form for new students

Proof of identity - students with a UK passport

If you're a new student with a UK passport applying for support in 2009/10, you should provide your passport information on the application.

If you've already applied for student finance, but didn't provide your passport information, you should supply these details using the 'UK passport details form'.

Proof of identity - UK students without a passport

If you don’t hold a UK passport, you can send in your birth or adoption certificate. If you choose to send your birth or adoption certificate you must also complete and return the birth/adoption certificate declaration form.

The birth/adoption certificate declaration form contains two separate declarations. The 'Applicant's declaration of identity' must be signed by you (the student) to confirm your identity.

The 'Identity confirmation form' is used to verify your identity, and must be completed by a person of good standing in the community who has known you for at least two years. Please note: this person must be currently in employment, and they must supply a phone number for their place of work.

Proof of identity - non-UK students

If you are a non-UK student, you can send your non-UK passport as proof of identity.

Form for continuing students

Academic year 2009/10 - after you've applied for full-time finance

Loan request forms

Use these forms to request a student loan if you've already applied for student finance but didn't ask for the loan in your initial application. You can also use the forms to amend the amount of loan you are applying for.

Change of circumstances

Applied online?

You'll need to sign and return an ‘online declaration': login to your student finance account to download yours

Login Login to your student finance account

If you're applying online

Once you've completed your online application, you'll need to sign and return an ‘online declaration' form.

You can download a copy by logging into your student finance account. Once you've logged in, select 'view correspondence' to get a personalised online declaration.

If you applied on paper, but didn’t sign your application form

If you applied for finance on paper but didn’t sign the original form, complete the ‘Student signature form’ instead.

Academic year 2009/10 – part-time students

Forms

Guides

Parents and partners who are supporting a student’s application

Parents or partners of part-time students may need to complete these forms:

To provide financial information in support of an application (where it has not been provided on the main application form), you should use either:

If you didn’t sign the form when supporting a student finance application

If you supported an application on paper but didn’t sign the original form, complete the ‘Sponsor signature form' instead.

If you're expecting your household income to drop

Student finance applications are usually assessed on household income for the previous tax year. 

But if you're expecting a significant drop in your income, you can ask to be assessed on the current tax year instead.

If you think your household income for the current tax year will be at least 15 per cent lower than for the previous tax year, complete and return a 'Current year income assessment form'. Make sure you also supply the evidence it asks for.

Disabled Students' Allowances

Guides

Forms

Complete form DSA1 to apply for Disabled Students’ Allowances.

If you want to claim for expenses you’ve already paid out, fill in a 'Claim form for reimbursement of costs through Disabled Students' Allowances'.

Childcare Grant

Where to send your completed forms

Starting your course in 2009/10?

If you’re a new student starting your course in 2009/10, send your completed form to Student Finance England.

Started your course in 2008/09 or earlier?

If you are continuing your studies in 2009/10, you’ll usually need to send completed paper forms to your local authority. See 'Contact your local authority (student finance applications)' to find out where to send your form.

Student Finance England: how your information is used

If you’ve made an application through the Student Finance England service – or you’re a parent or partner who has supported an application – you’ll have supplied information about yourself.

See 'Student Finance England: how your information is used' for details of the purposes to which it's put, and of which individuals and organisations it may be shared with.

Forms and guides for 2010/11

Forms and guides for 2008/09

Student finance applications close nine months after the start of the academic year.

But if you’re still able to apply for the 2008/09 academic year, you’ll need to get a 2008/09 version of the relevant form from your local authority – or from the Student Loans Company, if they’re handling applications for your area.

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