wtf studylink?

**motorbyclist** · 29th October 2008, 18:35

so, curious as to how/why i was caught short the other week trying to purchase some celebratory beers after acquiring a $20 note, i thought i'd check my bank balance...

the $150 per week on my loan, from studylink, intended to save me trying to squeeze in work around study (and riding) this past semester, has been coming through every monday. now i always told myself it was tuesday, to match up with my employment payday, and to save me getting caught short. i also have a $100 safety net in case of unexpected spending, and a bit of cash on a good week.

and sure enough, i was declined due to them not paying from the 6th until the 20th, at which point they must have realised they forgot a payment and sent it through this friday (24th)

how the fuck do they make this mistake? ignoring the inconvenience caused -was my situation different that $150 could have been food or rent for the week, rather than a purchase made as i like to keep cash for gas stations-, do i now have to check i have in fact received all the money they say i've borrowed? you'd think it was a computerised system that wouldn't make such errors!

**Ms Piggy** · 29th October 2008, 18:46

You have my sympathies mate! Make sure you put something in writing to Studylink! Also, did they give you backpay?

**Real_Wolf** · 29th October 2008, 19:31

lol, thats awesome.

Does that mean they have some clerk somewhere who sits there and MANUALLY transfers all that money?

**bomma** · 29th October 2008, 19:35

eeni meeni miyni mo
i wonder where my glove will go

**Magua** · 29th October 2008, 19:37

I know how you feel.

Twice they've tried to stop my allowance payments, once successfully. I usually receive a letter saying they want some proof of income, the last one was dated at the beginning of September, yet I received it in the middle of the month, giving me a few days to get my info into them.

**Phurrball** · 29th October 2008, 19:37

Originally Posted by Real_Wolf

lol, thats awesome.

Does that mean they have some clerk somewhere who sits there and MANUALLY transfers all that money?

It's all run by ceiling cat I tells ya...

Be afraid...

But seriously - I hear ya MB - they're good like that.

They are better than they were in the 90's under National though. What used to scare the bejesus out of me was the 1 or 2 random, unexpected lump-sum payments I got - do you tell them, celebrate, spend it all? Or will the man be after you.

I won't miss the stress they cause.

All the RWDB's will be telling us how greatful we should be for 'free' money [yeah, right it's free]

*sigh*

**Blakomen** · 29th October 2008, 20:25

Well, at least the Ministry of Social Development hasn't sent you a letter saying you owe them $2500 because you earnt too much money last year and weren't entitled to your student allowance...

**rie** · 29th October 2008, 20:26

ugh i get what you mean. the "wtf studylink?!" sentiment has hit us all hard, at one point or another.

**klyong82** · 29th October 2008, 20:38

We need a change .....a big change to the Studylink system so party vote National.

**Blakomen** · 29th October 2008, 20:41

Originally Posted by klyong82

We need a change .....a big change to the Studylink system so party vote National.

As long as by change you don't mean "lets make it even harder to get or bin it entirely"

**Squiggles** · 29th October 2008, 21:23

I reckon bin it entirely. Then again, im voting bill and ben? Lets put the party back in... political party

Seriously though, its a pain in the arse but it happens, they've cocked up a couple of times with me (they administer my scholarship)

**Gremlin** · 29th October 2008, 23:48

I could never make head or tail of the statements they sent me, they never added up

sadly I just accepted it, they were only paying uni fees, and I haven't had a single statement in 2.5 years since I left uni.

Useless... they would be out of jobs in the private sector.