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Payment Protection Insurance – could you be owed some money?

Have you ever been offered Payment Protection Insurance (PPI), or do you have it? If you do, you may have been sold an insurance product that, as a student, you would never be able to make a claim on, and may be due a refund.

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Introduction to students and tax credits

Tax credits are payments made to certain groups of people on low incomes. There are two types of tax credit: working tax credit and child tax credit.

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Introduction to students and social security benefits

Whilst the expectation is that full-time students will be funded primarily through the various student support systems, certain categories of full-time students can apply for additional help from the social security system.

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Alternative Sources of Funding

If you are not eligible for funding from the principal government sources for students such as Student Finance England or the Student Awards Agency for Scotland, there are some alternative sources of funding that students can access.

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Sources of help if you are in financial difficulty

If you are facing financial difficulty the best advice is to seek help as soon as possible, as this will usually ensure the problem is solved as easily as possible. There are various sources of independent advice. We list some of the most important here.

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