Money Advice | Student Advice Service

Important message for anyone eligible for (or potentially eligible for) DWP Benefits

Most students are not eligible to claim DWP (Department for Work and Pension) Benefits, however there are groups of students who may have additional needs or responsibilities who are entitled to additional help from the government. You may already be receiving certain Benefits such as Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit or…

The Student Advice Service is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week

We know that money worries have a significant impact on our mental wellbeing and the pressures of managing your money on a tight student budget is very stressful. In 2016 we, along with our universities, asked our students to comment on how they felt their finances affected their mental health. The findings were collated by…

(Nearly) all you ever wanted to know about student finance overpayments but were afraid to ask

It is important that you understand the full implications of any changes which may affect your student finance amount and what happens if you have been overpaid any money. We see many students each year who have been overpaid so we know it is a common issue and this year the Student Loans Company are…

Final year and PGCE students are you worried about your finances?

Have you got a question about anything money related? You want to check your funding entitlement now You want to know what happens about loan repayments You want to ask about your student account You’ve got a plan and you want to run it by someone You’re struggling financially and you want to know more…

Learning Support Fund for new Health Science students

Additional non repayable funds are now available to new 1st year, full time, undergraduate, pre-registration Health Science students receiving the standard 2017 package of student support from Student Loans Company (comprising the Maintenance and Tuition Fee Loans + other supplementary grants (if applicable) assessed by SLC). The additional funds come in the form of the Learning Support Fund, which is managed by the NHSBSA (National…

Are you waiting to hear about the outcome of a recent Student Support Fund application?

Students who submitted a complete application with all supporting documents and evidence on or before Monday 27th November should hear the outcome of their application by the end of this week, ie Friday 15th December. Applications are processed on the Moulsecoomb campus and the best way to check when your application was received is by checking your…

Important message for Health Science students who started a course in September 2017

-via Compfight Are you studying on a new full time undergraduate Health Science programme*, which started in September? Is your course longer than 30 term time weeks (+ 3 days) across the whole academic year? Are you uncertain about the amount of Maintenance Loan you’re receiving? The following table will help you calculate how much maintenance…

Financial Capability Week – what’s in it for you?

The Student Advisers here at University of Brighton are supporting Financial Capability Week, which is taking place this week. This is part of the wider Financial Capability Strategy in the UK and the focus is to get more people talking about money at work, with their friends and in the wider community. By using #TalkMoney through…

It’s National Sandwich Day – What do Student Advisers munch for lunch?

Home-made delights such as tortilla flatbreads and pizza Leftovers all wrapped up – chicken or falafel Goodness in a box Sandwiches galore, spiced up with frozen sweetcorn, extra hot West Indian pepper…

How safe is your information?

If you access the internet on the move via wifi, connect with people via social media, use internet banking, buy anything on Amazon, sell on Ebay especially using a mobile device…..and so much more, you could do a lot worse than invest a few minutes of your time to make sure you are carrying out your transactions and activities safely. The…