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WelcomeEastbourne campus open daySaturday 6 October 2012
Student Funding and Accommodation Service Management courses
All these issues and more are covered in the University of Brighton Guide
Student funding for Service Management courses
Included within HEFCE contract
Tuition fees payable
Higher Education funding
• Tuition fees do not have to be paid up front whilst studying, full or part-time
• Tuition fees and maintenance loans available – repayments based on what students earn, not what they owe
• Maintenance grants up to £3,354 will be available - £25,001 - £42,611 – partial grant
• Disabled Student Allowance
• Additional help available for students in specific circumstances
• Further financial help from the University of Brighton through our range of bursaries, the Student Support Fund, in addition to academic merit and sports scholarships
Student type Tuition fee
UK/EU £9,000
Island* £9,000
International £10,500
International lab-based £12,500
Students on placement £750
2013 figures
Tuition fee covers all
mandatory costs, eg
field trips for
required modules
but not costs
incurred for optional
modules and
activities
Tuition fees are
subject to annual
inflationary increase
*Island students
should contact
States Finance for
information on
grant/loan
entitlement
Tuition fees at Brighton
Targeted bursaries linked to low income provide additional support for:•Care leavers•Sussex AimHigher•Widening access – low participation neighbourhood•Access to Architecture, Pharmacy and teaching bursaries
•Academic Merit and Sports Scholarships•Student support fund•Guide provides full details
Maintenance grants available for UK students with family income below £42,611
Living Cost loan dependent on incomeMax. living at home: £4,375Max. Studying outside London: £5,500Max. studying in London: £7,675
Government funding for full-time UK undergraduates 2013 entry
Household income
Living away from home and studying outside London
Package of support for 2013/14
Maintenance Loan
Non repayableMaintenance Grant
Total
£25,000 or less £3,823 £3,354 £7,177
£30,000 £4,292 £2,416 £6,708
£35,000 £4,761 £1,478 £6,239
£40,000 £5,230 £540 £5,770
£42,600 £5,457 £50 (minimum grant)
£5,525
£42,875 £5,500 £0 £5,500
£45,000 £5,288 £0 £5,288
£50,000 £4,788 £0 £4,788
£55,000 £4,288 £0 £4,288
£60,000 £3,788 £0 £3,788
Over £62,125 £3,575 £0 £3,575
NB: students from lower income families may also be eligible for university bursaries – maximum cash payout of £1,000 per year, fee discounts may also be available
Examples of possible weekly term-time income - based on 40 week accommodation contract period
Household income
£25,000
£30,000
£40,000
£50,000
£62,125 plus
Maintenance grant
3,354 2,416 540 Nil Nil
Student loan for maintenance
3,823 4,292 5,230 4,788 3,575
Part-time work£6.50 x 15 hrs/pw = £97.50 pw
3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900
Total 11,077 10,608 9,670 8,688 7,475
Weekly income 39 weeks
277 265 242 217 187
Weekly outgoings Living in Halls£
Living off campus£
Rent 120 -150 75-115
Utilities 0 8
Phone 2 - 7 2 - 7
TV licence 0-4 4
Contents insurance
0 2
Food, domestic items
10-40 30 - 40
Travel 0-15 0-15
Clothing 5 - 10 5 - 10
Laundry 2 - 5 2 - 5
Study materials 5 5
Entertainment 10-100 10-100
Totals £174 - 336 £143-311
Average weekly cost of living:
Brighton - £210Eastbourne - £190
The cost of living
Applying for funding
Student Finance England
• One application to assess eligibility for grants, loans and university bursaries
• Apply spring of entry year – one of 5 choices if not yet firm
• Deadline – end of May to guarantee money available for start of term
Enrol in person at beginning of autumn term
• University confirms that student has enrolled
• Money transferred to student bank account by BACS
• Paid in termly instalments
Student loans DO NOT go on credit files
Rate of interest:
• RPI plus 3% whilst studying
• RPI under £21,000
• RPI plus up to 3% between £21,000 and £41,000
• RPI plus 3% above £41,000
Debt cleared after 30 years
Early repayments - no penalties
RepaymentsAnnualIncome Before Tax
Graduates, Current &11-12 entrants
2012-13 entrants
Annual Monthly Annual Monthly
£15,000 £0 £0 £0 £0
£16,000 £90 £7.50 £0 £0
£21,000 £540 £45 £0 £0
£22,000 £630 £52.50 £90 £7.50
£24,000 £810 £67.50 £270 £22.50
£30,000 £1,350 £112.50 £810 £67.50
£35,000 £1,800 £150 £1,260 £105
£40,000 £2,250 £187.50 £1,710 £142.50
£45,000 £2,700 £225 £2,160 £180
£50,000 £3,150 £262.50 £2,610 £217.50
Source: National Association of Student Money Advisers
Useful websites
• www.brighton.ac.uk/money
• www.direct.gov.uk/student finance
• www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinancecalculator
• www.bursarymap.direct.gov.uk
• www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/student-loans-tuitionfees-changes
Provides students with advice and support whatever their accommodation choices
Halls of residence
UniHomes
Private Sector
Accommodation Service
Halls of Residence
Welkin hall
• 354 halls rooms
• 4–7 students per flat
• Catered: Monday to Friday
• Standard room £145 a week for 40 week tenancy
• Ensuite with internet access
• TV provided in communal area
• 24 hour staff cover
• In a residential area close to all sites, no car parking
Applying for halls
• Application packs sent out to all offer holders
• Halls allocation policy
• Guaranteed offers for students with certain disabilities and medical conditions
• To be eligible for consideration for halls, first years should
• Apply to the university by the UCAS deadline
• Make Brighton their firm choice
• Apply for halls by the deadline – mid-June
• Demand outstrips supply, halls places can not be guaranteed
• Places are allocated in the summer
Living in the private sector
• House hunting events organised in August and September
• Tailored advice and assistance from the Accommodation Office
Unihomes
• private rented accommodation managed by the university
• 50 rooms available in Eastbourne in 2011
Private rented sector
• yourstudentpad.co.uk database of university-registered landlords
• Advice and assistance in finding private rented accommodation from the accommodation office
• One bed flat average of £135• Room in 4 bed shared house average of £80
Useful websites
• www.brighton.ac.uk
• Yourstudentpad.co.uk
• www.direct.gov.uk’studentfinance
• http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Workforce/WorkingintheNHS/DH_128397
• www.brighton.ac.uk
• http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/student-loans-tuition-fees-changes
• www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinancecalculator
• www.bursarymap.direct.gov.uk
Any questions?
Eastbourne open day 6 October 2012
www.brighton.ac.uk/accommodationwww.yourstudentpad.co.uk