WelcomeEastbourne campus open daySaturday 19th October 2013

Student Funding and AccommodationNursing, Midwifery and Health Professions

Penny EdwardsStudent Recruitment Manager

All these issues and more are fully covered in the University of Brighton Guide

Student funding for NHS courses

Contract with Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex (HEKSS)

Fees and funding for NHS funded courses

• NHS Fees bursary for Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Podiatry

• Further funding support from NHS• Non-means tested £1,000 grant• Means-tested full bursary

• Part-time OT students also eligible for percentage of the full-time means-tested bursary:

75% - 4 years; 60% - 5 years; 50% - 6 years

• Students are also eligible for reduced student maintenance loan from Student Loans Company

• Students are not eligible for university bursaries, but will be eligible for academic merit scholarships and university hardship funds

All students eligible for

£1,000 grant

Maintenance loan reduced

to £1,811 in final year

additional income

assessed allowances are

available :

for students with

dependant adults and/or

children

Disabled students

For help with

practice/placement

travel/accommodation

expenses

1% maintenance loan

increase proposed for

2014

NHS Funded – 30 week courses*2013 entry figures

If you will be studying and living:

Non-means tested grant

Means tested bursary (maximum)

Non-means tested maintenance loan

in London and living in student/rented accommodation/ your own home

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £3,128 £3,263

elsewhere in England (UK for medical and dental students) and living in student/rented accommodation/ your own home

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £2,591 £2,324

anywhere in England (UK for medical and dental students) and living with your parents

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £2,163 £1,744

*Physiotherapy and Podiatry

Living outside London, away from home with no dependants

Total funding for Health Professions students per annum – 30 weeks

Household Income (before

tax)

Non-Income Assessed grant

Means –tested bursary

Non means-tested loan

Total support available

£20,000 £1,000 £2,591 £2,324 £5,915

£25000 £1000 £2,471 £2,324 £5,795

  £30000£1000 £1,944 £2,324 £5,268

  £35000£1000 £1,418 £2,324 £4,742

 £40000£1000 £892 £2,324 £4,216

  £45000£1000 £365 £2,324 £3,689

  £50000£1000 £0 £2,324 £3,324

All students eligible for

£1,000 grant

Maintenance loan reduced

to £1,811 in final year

additional income

assessed allowances are

available :

for students with

dependant adults and/or

children

Disabled students

For help with

practice/placement

travel/accommodation

expenses

1% maintenance loan

increase proposed for

2014

NHS funded – 45 weeks*2013 entry figuresIf you will be studying and living:

Non-means tested grant

Means tested bursary (maximum)

Non-means tested maintenance loan

in London and living in student/rented accommodation/ your own home

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £5,460 £3,263

elsewhere in England (UK for medical and dental students) and living in student/rented accommodation/ your own home

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £4,395 £2,324

anywhere in England (UK for medical and dental students) and living with your parents

During TERMTIME

£1,000 £3,351 £1,744

*Nursing and Midwifery

Living outside London, away from home with no dependants

Funding for Nursing and Midwifery students per annum

Household Income (before

tax)

Non-Income Assessed grant

Means –tested bursary

Non means-tested loan

Total support available

<£25000 £1000 £4,395 £2,324 £7,719

  £30000£1000 £3,748 £2,324 £7,072

  £35000£1000 £3,222 £2,324 £6,546

 £40000£1000 £2,696 £2,324 £6,020

  £45000£1000 £2,169 £2,324 £5,493

  £50000£1000 £1,643 £2,324 £4,967

  £55000£1000 £1,117 £2,324 £4,441

  £60000£1000 £590 £2,324 £3,914

>£65000£1000 0 £2,324 £3,324

Living outside London and away from parental home

Non-means tested grant

Means-tested bursary

Non-means tested maintenance loan

Total Weekly income

With full bursary

£1,000 £2,591 £2,324 £5,915 £148

Not eligible for means tested bursary

£1,000 £2,324 £3,324 £83

£82.00 per week for

each extra week

Higher level of

contact hours than

most courses.

Part-time work can

increase income, but

should be balanced

against heavy

workload

15 hours @ £6.50 per

hour = £97.50 per

week

Weekly income for Health Professions – 30 week course*

* Accommodation contract = 40 weeks

£82.00 per week for each extra week

Higher level of contact hours than most courses.

Part-time work can increase income, but should be balanced against heavy workload

4 clinical days per week throughout summer

15 hours @ £6.50 per hour = £97.50

Weekly income for Nursing and Midwifery – 45 week courseLiving outside London and away from parental home

Non-means tested grant

Means-tested bursary

Non-means tested maintenance loan

Total Weekly income

With full bursary

£1,000 £4,395 £2,324 £7,719 £171

Not eligible for means tested bursary

£1,000 £2,324 £3,324 £74

Weekly outgoings Living in Halls£

Living off campus£

Rent 120 -150 75-115

Utilities 0 8

Phone 2 - 7 2 - 7

TV licence 0-4 4

Contents insurance

0 2

Food, domestic items

10-40 30 - 40

Travel 0-15 0-15

Clothing 5 - 10 5 - 10

Laundry 2 - 5 2 - 5

Study materials 5 5

Entertainment 10-100 10-100

Totals £174 - 336 £143-311

Average weekly cost of living:

Brighton - £210Eastbourne - £190

The cost of living

Applying for funding

• Apply to NHS for fees, £1,000 grant and NHS bursary

• Two original documents to confirm identity, one must include a photograph – normally birth certificate and a valid passport

• Apply to Student Finance England for reduced rate maintenance loan

• Passport No. to confirm identity

Enrol in person at beginning of autumn term

• University confirms that student has enrolled

• Money transferred to student bank account by BACS

• NHS bursary paid monthly

• Maintenance loan paid in termly instalments

Student loans DO NOT go on credit files

Rate of interest:

• RPI plus 3% whilst studying

• RPI under £21,000

• RPI plus up to 3% between £21,000 and £41,000

• RPI plus 3% above £41,000

Debt cleared after 30 years

Early repayments - no penalties

Income each year before

tax

Income from which 9% is

deducted

Monthly Repayment

(Approx)

£21,000 £0 £0

£25,000 £4,000 £30

£30,000 £9,000 £67

£35,000 £14,000 £105

£40,000 £19,000 £142

£45,000 £24,000 £180

£50,000 £29,000 £217

£60,000 £39,000 £292

Maintenance loan repayments

Source: Student Finance England

Useful websites

• www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students

• NHS bursary entitlement: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Documents/Students/FAQ_7_0612.pdf

• Student bursary Calculator: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/3576.aspx

• Information on funding for part-time courses: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students/Documents/Students/FAQ_18_0612.pdf

• www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk

• www.gov.uk/student finance

• www.brighton.ac.uk/money

Provides students with advice and support whatever their accommodation choices

Halls of residence

UniHomes

Private Sector

Accommodation Service

Halls of Residence

Welkin hall

• 354 halls rooms

• 4–7 students per flat

• Catered: Monday to Friday

• Standard room £149 a week for 40 week tenancy

• Ensuite with internet access

• TV provided in communal area

• 24 hour staff cover

• In a residential area close to all sites, no car parking

Applying for halls

• Halls allocation policy

• Firm offer holders invited to apply for accommodation from February

• Guaranteed offers for students with certain disabilities and medical conditions

• Apply for halls by the deadline – 2014 proposal - 1st August

• Demand outstrips supply, halls places cannot be guaranteed

• Places are allocated in the summer

• Midwifery students advised to live near base hospital

• Brighton, Hastings and Worthing – halls availability in both Brighton and Hastings

• 12 – 13 hour shifts

Living in the private sector

• Tailored advice and assistance from the Accommodation Office

Unihomes

• private rented accommodation managed by the university

• 50 rooms available in Eastbourne in 2012

Private rented sector

• yourstudentpad.co.uk database of university-registered landlords

• Advice and assistance in finding private rented accommodation from the accommodation office

• One bed flat average of £135• Room in 4 bed shared house average of £80

Any questions?

Eastbourne open day 19th October 2013

Useful websites:www.brighton.ac.uk/accommodationwww.yourstudentpad.co.uk