Housing benefit

I'm hoping someone will be able to give me some advice or point me in the best direction on where to ask for help.
I currently stay in a council property, just myself, I'm looking at going into studying next year as a mature student. Hopefully the level 3 vet nurse diploma, I just wondered is there any financial help available? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Reply 1

Littleemma98

Original post by Lauraandrew2105

Talk with your local council housing officers about it as they will be the best people to help with your housing benefits if you are entitled for anything else from them.
Personally I have never applied for housing benefits because I stayed at home with parents when I was studying for my veterinary nursing degree ( I did the 4 years bsc - I qualified in summer 2020, but I went straight back to university for a further 3 years to train as a adult nurse as always wanted to do nursing ) I'm just over a year qualified as a adult nurse.

Good luck with your level 3 veterinary nursing diploma when you get a offer to study it.
Veterinary nursing is a brilliant job despite the low pay as a newly qualified veterinary nurse when you qualify after 3 or 4 years of studying as a veterinary nurse.

Reply 2

Lauraandrew2105

Original post by Littleemma98

Talk with your local council housing officers about it as they will be the best people to help with your housing benefits if you are entitled for anything else from them.
Personally I have never applied for housing benefits because I stayed at home with parents when I was studying for my veterinary nursing degree ( I did the 4 years bsc - I qualified in summer 2020, but I went straight back to university for a further 3 years to train as a adult nurse as always wanted to do nursing ) I'm just over a year qualified as a adult nurse.
Good luck with your level 3 veterinary nursing diploma when you get a offer to study it.
Veterinary nursing is a brilliant job despite the low pay as a newly qualified veterinary nurse when you qualify after 3 or 4 years of studying as a veterinary nurse.

Thank you so much for your reply ☺️ same, I've never been in this situation, I'm hoping I'll manage 🤞 I done 2 weeks work experience in my local vet practice just to make sure it's what I wanted to do before committing, absolutely loved it, just wish I knew years ago, better late than never tho, hope your enjoying it

Reply 3

Littleemma98

Original post by Lauraandrew2105

Aw you are welcome 🤗 🤗 🤗

I hope you will get everything sorted out for yourself with whatever benefits you are entitled to while you are hopefully doing your veterinary nursing degree. You'll absolutely love being a veterinary nurse because it's a good job 👍. I absolutely love it when I was doing my degree but like I said previously I went back to university to become a nurse with my local NHS. I am absolutely loving working as a nurse as working in a specialist area of maxillofacial and orthopedic surgery as no two days are the same.

I used all the experience I gained from my veterinary nursing degree in my adult nursing degree as made it much easier to understand because the two of them are very similar.

I know you need a minimum amount of time work experience for veterinary nursing and working in a vet practice will be good for you when you doing your veterinary nursing application for university. The more you can get will be good for you, getting a insight of everything you will be doing in a vet practice is great.
Sometimes doing it later in life is fine but sounds like you are ready for the challenge for the next three to four years.