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Hi, I am a student in my first year of university and i was wondering whether any of you insightful people could help with my concerns about money. I have a student loan that gets paid in every term, but it only works out that i live off of about sixty pounds a week. This has to pay for food, gas, electricity, rent and travel expenses to and from university every day. It does not allow me to purchase the books and equipment that I am required to get, and I am unable to get a job as my timetable does not allow this. I am unsure of whether you are able to claim dole money if you are a student struggling and I dont think I meet the criteria needed for getting a grant, as my parents both work( I cannot sponge off of them however). Any advice? Thanks

Student advice?

You can't claim the dole and the only way to get a grant is to get a company or foundation to give you one (which is difficult) or to be studying for a PHD or a MA/MSc. You can get a special "hardship loan" from the student loan company in addition to your student loan (it's about 拢200-拢500) this should cover you books.

What I did was to work Sundays in a shop for 5 hours a week. That gave me 拢25 to pay for books and sometimes beer. Mmm... beer....

Basically you have to learn to live on pretty much nothing for most of the time. Some of my friends worked 30 hours a week while a student to cover bills and buy enough food. One of my friends, Clair, worked as the manageress of an off licence shop full time and still managed a 2:1 grade (she spent 3 years of her life constantly stressed and tired so I would not recomend this!).

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