Forms and Guides 09/10

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Returning Your Completed Forms

You should send your completed forms to your local authority. To identify your LA and their contact details please refer to the LA finder.

09/10 Full Time Students

The Guide to Financial Support for Higher Education Students in 2009/2010 (587kb) provides detailed information on all aspects of financial support. You can also find out more information in, Student Loans, A Guide to Terms & Conditions (880kb).

New students wishing to apply for support should complete this application form PN1 (2.20mb) and consult these guidance notes (188kb).

Continuing students should complete this application form PR1 (1.54mb) and refer to these guidance notes (184kb).

Students who have already applied for support and wish to amend the loan amount they requested should complete a Maintenance Loan Request Form(bilingual) (126kb) or those who wish to amend their request for tuition fees should complete a Tuition Fee Loan Request Form (bilingual) (124kb).

Birth/Adoption Certificate Declaration Forms

You must complete and return the Birth/Adoption Certificate Declaration Forms (bilingual) (152kb) if you are sending your Birth or Adoption Certificate as proof of your identity when applying for student finance. This form contains two separate declarations. The Declaration of Identity form must be signed by yourself to confirm your identity. The Identity Confirmation form is 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.

Missing signature - complete this form if you did not sign your paper application, when you applied for student finance:

• Student Signature Form(136kb)

Disabled Students Allowance

If you have completed or are completing your application for student finance and you also want to apply for Disabled Students' Allowances, you should complete the slimline version of the DSA1 form (564kb).

Students wishing to apply for the Disabled Students Allowance only should complete a DSA1 form (302kb) and consult these guidance notes (376kb).

Download the guide to Disabled Students Allowances in Higher Education Bridging The Gap (bilingual) (516kb)

If you are eligible for DSA, Student Finance Wales will send you a letter confirming which of your expenses have been approved, so that you can be reimbursed. Your expenses may include travel, books in Braille and accommodation. You should use the following form to claim these costs back DSA Claim Form (117 kb).

09/10 Part Time Students

Applications for Part Time students will be available later in the acadmic year.

Childcare Grant

Students who wish to apply for help with childcare costs will require these forms:

• Application form for help with childcare costs CCG1 (248kb)

Parents and partners of students

If you are giving financial support to a student you may require these forms:

• Confirmation of Benefits form for full-time students CB2 (bilingual) (104kb)
• Confirmation of Income CI2 (bilingual) (104kb)
• Confirmation of Earnings from Self-employment GSA1 (bilingual) (108kb)

Providing financial information in support of an application (where it has not been provided on the main application form) 

• PFF1 (bilingual (768kb) for new students 
• PFF2 (bilingual) (411kb) for returning students

If your household income for the financial year 09/10 will be at least 15% less than it was in financial year 07/08, you should complete the following form and send it to Student Finance Wales with evidence.

• 09/10 Current Year Income Assessment Form 

Missing signature - complete this form if you did not sign the paper form when you supported a student's application for finance:

• Sponsor Signature Form(132kb)

For more information, visit What part do I play in providing financial support?

Change of Circumstance

If your circumstances change after you start your course, you will require one of these forms:

Change of Circumstances form for full-time students CO1 (bilingual) (461kb)

Make a Complaint to Student Finance Wales

We very much hope that you are satisfied with the service you've received. However, we do recognise that from time to time things can go wrong. If you have tried phoning us to sort this out but still feel we haven't been able to resolve your issue you may wish to use our formal complaints handling service.

Please download the leaflet How to 'How to Make a Complaint (PDF 49.4kB), published by the Student Loans Company on behalf of Student Finance Wales.

Please note that you should not raise a complaint if you have a general account enquiry, or are having problems with the online application. If you have a general enquiry please contact Student Finance Wales.