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Rent due and I'm broke...

So this summer I was very unfortunate to secure a job and right now I have 95p on my name...
I did not know I was going university so when I received an email I quickly booked my accommodation with the help of my mother, So she paid Β£190 deposit for the accommodation but the landlord is saying I need to pay Β£760 for the first month before the 7th September but unfortunately my mother can't afford to help me and I can't because I'm skinned with money and my student finance comes in mid September/ first week of October.
Is their anything I can do because I'm beyond stressed out?

Reply 1

πŸ˜₯is there anyone else who can lend money for the time being? Or maybe you could utilise a credit card or something just to cover the gap until your next payslip.

I don't know enough about this myself, but does your university have a hardship fund? Maybe the university has some ideas.
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Reply 2

im in the same scenario it sucks

Reply 3

Original post
by sveenxshe
So this summer I was very unfortunate to secure a job and right now I have 95p on my name...
I did not know I was going university so when I received an email I quickly booked my accommodation with the help of my mother, So she paid Β£190 deposit for the accommodation but the landlord is saying I need to pay Β£760 for the first month before the 7th September but unfortunately my mother can't afford to help me and I can't because I'm skinned with money and my student finance comes in mid September/ first week of October.
Is their anything I can do because I'm beyond stressed out?

use ur student bank overdraft to cover some of it

Reply 4

Original post
by sveenxshe
So this summer I was very unfortunate to secure a job and right now I have 95p on my name...
I did not know I was going university so when I received an email I quickly booked my accommodation with the help of my mother, So she paid Β£190 deposit for the accommodation but the landlord is saying I need to pay Β£760 for the first month before the 7th September but unfortunately my mother can't afford to help me and I can't because I'm skinned with money and my student finance comes in mid September/ first week of October.
Is their anything I can do because I'm beyond stressed out?


Ask your landlord if you can pay in block payments when your student finance drops in.

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