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