Student Advice Service – Money Matters

News from the Student Advice Service at the University of Brighton

Time is running out for the old pound coin so shake out your coin stashes

Say hello to the new……………………..    Wave goodbye to the old…………………….   The round one pound coin will no longer be legal tender from midnight this Sunday 15th October, so shops, bars, cafes, restaurants etc will be able to refuse them should you try to pay for something with one. However, some retailers may well continue to accept…

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Do you need to contact Student Finance? Just Ask Us

        If you need to speak to your funding to ask them a question or provide them with some additional information, you may find this useful: Student Finance England – 0300 100 0607 Phone lines are open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and on the weekend 9am to 4pm It is usually…

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Have you got a question about your student finance status?

Are you still waiting to receive your funding? There could be a number of reasons for this…….. You need to return your loan declaration form. This will be a pdf document attached to your online Student Finance England/Wales/NI/SAAS account. You need to print, sign and date the form then return it to your funding authority….

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Funding message for new Midwifery students

              Have you recently enrolled on a new Midwifery programme? Have you been assessed for funding by Student Finance England? It is really important to check your entitlement notification letter, which should appear in your online Student Finance England account under the heading ‘letters and emails’. This will show you…

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Resits and repeats – what happens to student funding?

Are you taking resits at the end of the summer? Resubmitting work at the end of the summer? Or repeating part or all of an academic year in 17/18?

Part time undergraduate students can apply now for 2017/18 student finance

                Part time undergraduate students starting a course in 2017, or continuing with their course, can now apply for funding for academic year 2017/18 Student Finance England has produced a helpful video which should explain the process: watch this The quickest and safest way to apply for funding is online…

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Are you a Northern Ireland student interested in postgraduate funding?

                      If you are looking at funding opportunities for a postgraduate course here at Brighton and you’re from Northern Ireland, you may be interested in the new postgraduate loan scheme for Northern Irish students. Student Finance Northern Ireland has created a couple of really useful resources…

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Have you applied to the Summer Fund?

                If you have applied to the Summer Hardship Fund and the Assessors have asked for additional information, we need to receive this by Monday 10th July. This is because all applications need to be considered, assessed, checked, authorised and paid by the end of July, which is the close of the…

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Support and advice for carers #CarersWeek

Student Advice is supporting Carers Week 2017 Bournemouth Borough Council via Compfight We would like to encourage any student carers out there to come and talk to a Student Adviser about their financial situation. What we can offer: student funding checks – are you getting everything you’re entitled to? DWP Benefit advice – does someone in…

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Student Advice Service supports Mental Health Awareness Week

Hey Paul Studios via Compfight There are lots of activities happening this week in support of Mental Health Awareness, both locally and nationally. Mental health seems to be on everyone’s agenda. Last year, as part of National Student Money Week, Student Advice promoted a national survey specifically directed at students which looked at the relationship…

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