‘My daughter is being denied a student loan because I work overseas’

‘My daughter is being denied a student loan because I work overseas’

Has a company treated you unfairly? Our Consumer Champion is available to help. For how to contact her click here . Dear Katie, What was supposed to be one of the best moments of my daughter’s life has turned into a nightmare. After two tough years preparing for her A-levels, she secured a place to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Loughborough University. We were all over the moon for her. But now, just after she has taken up her place, Student Finance England has refused to grant her a loan. Every day she is reduced to tears, as she has worked so hard for this and now I am having to find the money to support her financially. We thought applying for student finance would be a very straightforward exercise, but we were so wrong. She is being told that she doesn’t qualify because she is not a UK resident. Each time she phones she is put on hold, and gets through to a new person with no knowledge of her case. I work in oil and gas and am often abroad, and due to this my daughter was born in Oman. She returned to the UK a few