A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
These fraudulent claims are believed to be costing the government thousands of pounds per year. The Student Loans Company plans to carry out spot checks in 11 areas of England to establish the scale of the problem.
Universities Secretary John Denham, who ordered the spot checks, said: "it is absolutely the right thing to do, and prudent, to continually check and improve the systems for ensuring the accuracy of information supplied to the Student Loans Company."
Denham added: "Those households asked to take part in the spot checks are not suspected of wrong-doing. No genuine applicant will have anything to fear, and no action will be taken if genuine errors have been made."
A spokesman for the Student Loans Company said: "Fraud isn't believed to be a significant problem within the student finance system, however the outcome of this pilot scheme will reveal its true extent."
Currently, students with an annual household income under £60,000 can claim grants of up to £2,835 a year. For students starting university in 2009, the upper limit for grants will be reduced to £50,020.
"believed to be costing the government thousands of pounds per year". Crikey, that's like, one fraudulent claim a year!
the last paragraph is slightly misleading... that only true for students who started this year. For the 2006 intake, you still only get grants if your household income in under about £33000. Grr!!!
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