another classic "no money" thread

Without committing fraud there is nothing you can do to "contrive" the system so you get more money.

Without committing fraud there is nothing you can do to "contrive" the system so you get more money.

Have you looked into renting privately?

Indeed. Don't cheat, SFE have a very good fraud department - they can and will catch many people fiddling the system. This can result in all your funding being reclaimed and you being denied any further funding from them, meaning you can't finish your course.

And, yes, your parents are giving you money, but there's nothing 'kind' about that per se. With their income level, SFE only award you the non means-tested loan as your parents are expected to make a contribution to your living costs.

How about trying to find a job over the summer before you go? I know you said getting a job is easier said than done, but if you could find it with a big chain company, they may allow transfers to other stores whilst you're at uni, so you could work at home over the holidays and work at another store during term time. I know that it's easy to transfer stores working with McDonald's (I know, not the best job, but if you need the money badly then a job's a job). And I'm guessing places like Sainsbury's, Tesco, Burger King might be the same.

Yes, I know there have been thousands of threads similar to this one, but i'd really appcreciate some specific advice as it seems to be curiously difficult to find anything which helps out in this situation.

Essentially, my parents earn a few hundred pounds above the top-end of the loan bracket, meaning i'll get the minimum non-assessed loan, as i will be (probably) studying in London, this means about £5,000.

The accomodation at the university i'll be going to is allocated on a ballot basis, the prices range from £6,000, to a wee bit under £5,000. Unless I get totally shafted and placed in the £7,000 hall :s

The problem is slightly obvious, whatever happens, I will have no money at all to live on. Though my parents have incredibly kindly agreed to give me quite a nice amount of money to live on (about £400 per month), because otherwise i can't really go, I'd prefer to somehow either contrive the system so I don't have to burden them, or pay my own way. I know people will scream GET A JOB, but that's quite a lot easier said than done and I can hardly get a job within 30 seconds of arriving. PLEASE HELP!

well if you want to pay your own way you have to get a job, there is no alternative. and you wont be skint, £400 per month is a lot of money.

I know I'll have to get a job down there, and £400 per month is a lot of money, but London living costs are fairly high so I'll still be fairly skint. Are you at university in London?

no im not, but i live in london. the only thing that is more expensive is the accomodation, as long as you dont shop in tesco express/sainsburys local all the time.

Agreed. In fact, the transport can sometimes be cheaper in London.