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Hi, I'm kinda confused about how much student finance ill receive, I used the calculator and it said I should be entitled to around £9000, I'm an only child to a single parent who only makes about 8k a year, is this an accurate amount to expect? I just applied to accommodation yesterday that all overall come to around £133 a week in rent, I'm just worried that it'll turn out wrong and ill suddenly not be able to afford this , Thanks :smile:
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Sounds about right :smile: usually higher of you live in London
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Which university? Any cheaper options for accomodation?

The amount you've noted sounds right. One thing to watch out for is that if your parent has a partner living at the same address their income is also taken into the calculation despite the fact that they are not related to you.
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Which university? Any cheaper options for accomodation?

The amount you've noted sounds right. One thing to watch out for is that if your parent has a partner living at the same address their income is also taken into the calculation despite the fact that they are not related to you.

Its just me and my mother :smile: I'm going to Cardiff as I have firmed their unconditional offer, the range for accommodation for self-catered was around £113 to £133 (a week) for nicer places, I also work myself but only as a Saturday job which makes me around £60 a week
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Sounds about right :smile: usually higher of you live in London

Thank you :biggrin:
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Original post by StrawberryHands
Its just me and my mother :smile: I'm going to Cardiff as I have firmed their unconditional offer, the range for accommodation for self-catered was around £113 to £133 (a week) for nicer places, I also work myself but only as a Saturday job which makes me around £60 a week

Hey, fantastic! Cardiff is a wonderful city - and generally cost of living is pretty decent. Have you looked into the Cardiff bursary? I think that should give you an additional £1000 in your first year which is pretty nice to have.

How many weeks a year is the rent for? Term time only, 9 months or 12 months? Anyway, with an extra £60 a week from a job you'll be fine.
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Hey, fantastic! Cardiff is a wonderful city - and generally cost of living is pretty decent. Have you looked into the Cardiff bursary? I think that should give you an additional £1000 in your first year which is pretty nice to have.

How many weeks a year is the rent for? Term time only, 9 months or 12 months? Anyway, with an extra £60 a week from a job you'll be fine.

Thank you :smile: Its 40 weeks for the year so 9 months and I haven't looked into the bursaries because it honestly didn't even cross my mind aha, id have to check if I was eligible, but thank you for replying to my question I was getting a bit worried whether i would be able to afford my rent lol :smile:
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https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/funding/bursaries/cardiff-university-bursary - you should be fine!
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Thank you for the link aha! it looks like i should hopefully be eligible, thanks for all your help :smile:
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Original post by StrawberryHands
Hi, I'm kinda confused about how much student finance ill receive, I used the calculator and it said I should be entitled to around £9000, I'm an only child to a single parent who only makes about 8k a year, is this an accurate amount to expect? I just applied to accommodation yesterday that all overall come to around £133 a week in rent, I'm just worried that it'll turn out wrong and ill suddenly not be able to afford this , Thanks :smile:

Hi i am to apply for student loan for Cardiff but can u tell me what happens during the processor so I can just know

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