BEWARE current telephone scam ghosting as NHS ‘Test and Trace’

Unfortunately scammers pretending to be NHS staff have developed a new ploy to target people telling them they may have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 We have all heard about the genuine Test and Trace scheme which has been rolled out across the UK (confusingly using slightly different names)…

Closing date for Student Support Fund

The Student Support Fund is open throughout the whole academic year to all Home fee paying students, both undergraduate and postgraduate. The closing date for final year applications has already gone, but we are still accepting applications from continuing undergraduate and postgraduate students. There is a short application form to complete which you can download from the…

Final year/PGCE student deadline for Student Support Fund

Are you a home final year undergraduate student or enrolled on a full time PGCE course? Have you been thinking about applying for the Student Support Fund? The closing date for final year and PGCE students is Friday 1st May. This means that you need to complete an application form and submit all your supporting…

Student Advice COVID-19 banking update

There has been a lot of press coverage around government support for people in work, small businesses and Council Tax relief, but what are the banks doing to help relieve the pressure on our pockets and the wider economy? Here are some of the key changes being implemented: Interest free overdrafts Lloyds, Halifax, HSBC and Bank of Scotland are giving…

Student Advice guide to job retention and the furloughed scheme

Like us in the Student Advice team, many of you will have learnt a new word in the last 3 weeks and that word is ‘furlough’. But what does it mean and how might it affect you? Government advice is to stay at home where possible. If your place of employment is considered non-essential work…

Student Finance news

Student Finance contact centres have reopened offering a partial service to customers. Where possible, we advise you to use your online account to check and update information and refer to web pages for more general information. The telephone lines are being staffed between 10:00am and 5:30pm, but this may mean longer waiting times. Student Finance…

Looking for seasonal work? Here are some topical suggestions

Many of you may have lost work due to the coronavirus pandemic. Whilst we are aware this is a difficult time for very many of us, there are some employers who are looking to recruit people, including students, for temporary work, often with the ability to start pretty much straight away – for example supermarkets…

Are you liable to pay Council Tax? Check your local authority’s flexibility during COVID-19

If you are living with a non-student partner and your household has to pay Council Tax, you may be worried about how to afford this during the current health crisis. Local Authorities are permitted to suspend payment for 2 months and spread the balance over the other 10 months; normally this is automatically applied to…

BEWARE gov.uk ‘Covid-19 Relieve’ is a scam

For anyone checking gov.uk for updates about government advice or support, please check on the https://www.gov.uk/ link direct. Try to avoid clicking on links via text or social media (including this one, for the time being!) Unfortunately, there are a number of scams doing the rounds asking you to disclose your bank details in order…

Important message for students seeking financial advice

Have you got a question about your student finance or anything else money related? The Student Advisers are still working, albeit offering online and telephone advice only. Please email us in the first instance with your question and we will respond as soon as we can. If you prefer a call back rather than email,…