About student allowance--*update with responses from studylink*

GRiella

Hmm. The thing is that I have heard people say that we can only get the allowance for five years. Does anyone knows if this is the truth?

小社大神

为什么要关心五年以后的事情？说不定两年以后世界就不存在了

房客小A

never heard about that but my friend who studies for years still onto student allowance..

GRiella

Reply to 2#
>>Im in my second year of university, and this is my third year of getting student allowance. (I started getting it when I was still in Year 13) ==lll
If I fail any more papers this year, of course I would be concerned...ORZ

3#
>>ah...that's good news....ORZ

pirate0118

你Year13怎么拿的？快告诉我吧！

Edna

你Year13怎么拿的？快告诉我吧！
pirate0118 发表于 2010-6-11 18:04

只要你满18岁就可以拿啦

GRiella

Because I rented a room, and was 18/19 when I was in Year 13.
Slightly later than the others when I entered school because of my birthday being in December==lll

GRiella

Of coz you still need to meet the income requiremant..

pirate0118

如果住家里，但房子是family trust，能不能拿到？

pirate0118

http://www.studylink.govt.nz/fin ... 200-week-limit.html

Usually you can get the Student Allowance for a maximum of 200 weeks in total. But you may be able to get an extension in certain circumstances if you need extra time to finish your studies.

GRiella

Allowance a maybe. No for the Accommodation Benefit.
If you mean living at home.
But since the house is family trust, I am not sure.

GRiella

So if i am studying i can still get it?
Im just afraid that they wont me to get an extension....
I also wanna study postgrad la><

sunnycoast

如果真拿了五年，还不出来工作，也说不太过去，难道不用养家？不做别的，就真的全职读那么那么多年的书？？西西，虽然读书很好，但是也不至于读那么久啦。读到PHD？

GRiella

I am just thinking ahead--just in case I fail any papers this year.
And I do intend to finish a postgrad diploma, to the very least.
I may not stay here, and it is pretty useless in HK unless you get a honor qualification.
And I have mentioned that this is already my third year of getting allowance.
Please, not saying that I want to work straight after university doesnt mean that I do not think of it. I am little offended when you said that.

GRiella

I have posted the question to studylink. Here is the response:

"....Thank you for your email regarding Student Allowance.

A student usually has a lifetime maximum of 200 weeks entitlement to a Student Allowance. Once a student has used up their 200 weeks, they will cease to receive or be eligible for a Student Allowance.

Courses that do not count towards the 200 week limit include:

study at a secondary school
transition courses
...................................."

Hope this will help those who need to know.