Student Advice Service – Money Matters

News from the Student Advice Service at the University of Brighton

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Falmer campus swap shop Wednesday 25th January

Do you have any unwanted clothes or Christmas presents? Come along to The Hive and swap your items instead of letting them go to landfill or forever collecting dust.

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University of Brighton Bursary payment

Undergraduate students eligible for the University of Brighton bursary should receive the first instalment next week, from 16th January 2023.

From 1p to £670 – how to save without feeling the pinch

From 1p to £670 – how to save without feeling the pinch. Its called the 1p challenge. In a nutshell, you start making savings on a daily basis starting with 1p on day 1, 2p on day 2, 3p on day 3 and so on…….

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Money saving tips for students leaving term time accommodation for the holiday

Money saving tips for students leaving term time accommodation for the holiday

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you know if your funding is correct?

How do you know if your student finance is correct? The Student Advice team can help you find out if you are getting the maximum funding you are eligible for.

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Specified Adult Childcare Credits – do you know someone who qualifies?

Do you receive childcare support from a relative (most typically your parent/the child’s grandparent)? Do you receive National Insurance (NI) credits as part of a child benefit claim?

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you still waiting to receive your Maintenance Loan?

If you have been or still waiting to be assessed for student finance from any of the UK funding authorities (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland) there is a process you have to follow before you receive your first instalment.

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University of Brighton Bursary

We are starting to notify students who are eligible to receive the University of Brighton Bursary The bursary is assessed automatically for those undergraduate, PGCE and some pre-registration postgraduate Health Sciences students who have been fully assessed for funding from Student Finance England and receive the maximum Maintenance Loan. If you are unsure whether you…

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Do you wear glasses or need regular prescriptions?

Did you know that students are eligible to apply for reduced health costs from the NHS? You can get help with the cost of: NHS dental treatment Eye test, contact lenses and glasses Prescriptions Hospital travel ………..and more. The NHS call this the Low Income Scheme and you apply on a form called the HC1….

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Have you seen this bus?

If you are a Brighton based student studying at Falmer, Moulsecoomb or City campus, you may have seen the blue bus travelling along the Lewes Road and up to Varley Halls. This is the UB1, the university’s shuttle bus, which travels in an hourly loop from Falmer via Varley Halls into town and back between…

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