Money worries at university

Universities usually have a hardship fund for students who find themselves in financial difficulties. If you have already signed for your accommodation etc then I'd advise to go ahead with it and when you get your money through and pay your first lot of rent, set a budget and stick to it. I had a similar amount to you between payments and it worked out at about £50 per week to spend on food, leisure, whatever else.
Some of my friends changed their budget about a bit, so if they had a birthday coming up or something, they'd live on less one week to save up for the following week if that makes sense. So if their budget was £50, they'd live on £30 for one week then have an extra £20 for the following week, meaning they have £70. So for you if you have a night out coming up, just be less spendy the week before - buy cheaper food etc.
If, like me, you can't stick to a budget, another one of my friends sentt his entire student loan to his mum who then set up a standing order for him to receive £50 of it every Monday so he had no choice but to stick to it.
So they're a couple of ideas to help you stick with a budget.
If, however, you find the budget isn't enough, speak to the university and ask about the hardship fund, but give it a go first

One thing I'd advise is to avoid a student overdraft, I racked up a big one and if I could go back, I'd budget instead. Obviously dip into it a little bit every now and then if you become a bit unstuck but don't go too far into it.

So, in summary, learn from my mistakes

It is possible.

p.s. If you get your job transferred, that'll help tremendously

p.p.s. Make sure you look for a good value student house for your second year as they are significantly cheaper than halls

I feel bad for you. I recently done a gap year and worked full-time. I still haven't done my loan/grants yet - anticipating my money will come late now. My mother is on disability benefits and I wasn't on the best of money when I done my work experience. My accommodation will roughly be around four grand. After reading this I am worried about your situation. My only advice would be to get a part-time job but thats not exactly a walk in the park either.

Universities usually have a hardship fund for students who find themselves in financial difficulties. If you have already signed for your accommodation etc then I'd advise to go ahead with it and when you get your money through and pay your first lot of rent, set a budget and stick to it. I had a similar amount to you between payments and it worked out at about £50 per week to spend on food, leisure, whatever else.
Some of my friends changed their budget about a bit, so if they had a birthday coming up or something, they'd live on less one week to save up for the following week if that makes sense. So if their budget was £50, they'd live on £30 for one week then have an extra £20 for the following week, meaning they have £70. So for you if you have a night out coming up, just be less spendy the week before - buy cheaper food etc.
If, like me, you can't stick to a budget, another one of my friends sentt his entire student loan to his mum who then set up a standing order for him to receive £50 of it every Monday so he had no choice but to stick to it.
So they're a couple of ideas to help you stick with a budget.
If, however, you find the budget isn't enough, speak to the university and ask about the hardship fund, but give it a go first

One thing I'd advise is to avoid a student overdraft, I racked up a big one and if I could go back, I'd budget instead. Obviously dip into it a little bit every now and then if you become a bit unstuck but don't go too far into it.

So, in summary, learn from my mistakes

It is possible.

p.s. If you get your job transferred, that'll help tremendously

p.p.s. Make sure you look for a good value student house for your second year as they are significantly cheaper than halls

Er, mate...

You have £2,400 when you deduct student accommodation...
Assume you'll spend £20 a week on food (I can live off £10 a week comfortably if I put in the effort to cook and it is healthy living). That knocks off £1,040.
That leaves you with £1,360 to spend on "Socialising".

So, I think you'll be fine. =l

£5,100 is a lot of money- where are you going to uni? maybe its too late for this year but next year you could probably find somewhere cheaper, providing you will be outside London. if i am right in saying you have £2000 to last you the year I'd say that seems manageable, atleast outside of London. you could get by on £20/week for food, maybe less if you go veggie. over 38 weeks, which is my accommodation contract length so supposing yours is similar,that would cost £760 for the academic year. which gives you a little more than a grand for transport and socialising. also you don't need to drink every time you go out, you can go just to socialise. and going out to clubs and bars isnt the only way to socialise, you can also host game or film nights, or have people over for meals if your kitchen area is large enough. and you can join societies too. and you can also save up during summer holidays with a job.i think you should be able to make ends meet

But the £1,360 wont just be spent on socialising, i have to get a bus to my campus so depending on what my uni offers i presume i have to buy a bus card which i have no idea how much it will be but i know a monthly one in my city is £50! Also having to buy things like toiletries, clothes, train tickets to go home etc etc

Have you looked on John Moore's website? There should be some sort of information on transport in terms of a bus pass.
I doubt it is very much and since you're a student it's not likely to be much.

I recommend getting a 16-25 railcard if you haven't already got one, it saved me so much money travelling home!

You will be fine with that amount of money though, I had a similar amount per term and I always had money left over! As long as you're sensible with spending, buying cheap were you can, you'll be fine. I actually had around £500 of my loan left over of last term which is good as I need to pay for summer rent (grrrr accommodation contracts suck )

I just received my loan/grant information about how much I will receive and its much less than I anticipated, as my mum doesn't work and is a single parent I thought I would receive the highest amount in terms of the full loan, full grant and the additional grant but It turns out I won't be getting the additional grant. My accommodation is £5,100 for the year and I get about £7,500 including my grant and loan. I've worked it out that i will have about £700 to last me just under 4 months per time? I'm really worried that I won't have enough money to feed myself as well as have a social life - I understand I won't be able to go drinking every day but I also want to have the money if I do decide to go out. Furthermore, my job could transfer me if there are positions available at the store local to my accommodation - but if they don't I will struggle to find a job and also if they do I feel like I will be working to much so I won't be able to do well in my course, have a social life and be able to have enough money.

Any advice?

This I can confirm.
I currently have about £850 left of my student loan left from the year just gone and my rent to pay until I move into my new accommodation in September will be about £750 (My deposit has yet to come back from my previous accommodation...)
So, I would recommend leaving some money left for rent for the months you will not be there next year (June-August). =l