WelcomeFalmer campus open daySaturday 26th October 2013

Student Accommodation in Brighton and Higher Education Student Funding package

Gino GrazianoWidening Participation Manager

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

Provides students with advice and support whatever their accommodation choices

Halls of residence

UniHomes

Private Sector

Homestay

Accommodation Service

Halls of residence in four Brighton locations

Halls of Residence in Brighton

• 4 halls in sites across the city

• Total of 1,663 places – over two thirds are en-suite

• Residential Advisers at Varley, Phoenix and Moulsecoomb Place

• 24 hour staff cover at Falmer

• Catered halls: £138 - £159 per week

• Self-catered halls: £120 - £135 per week

• Moulsecoomb Place – Catered - £145 per week

• Paddock Fields – Catered: £150; self-catered: £125

• Premium self-catered Halls in ‘Hub’ at Varley - £150 per week

• 39 week contract; Great Wilkins, Falmer – 50 weeks

• Free insurance, communal laundry facilities

• Internet Access included in rent

Applying for halls

• Invitation to apply for Accommodation sent by e.mail – from February

• University Offer pack details Accommodation options available

• Halls allocation policy

• Guaranteed offers for students with certain disabilities and medical conditions

• To be eligible for consideration for halls, first years should

• Apply to the university by the UCAS deadline

• Make Brighton their firm choice

• Apply for halls by the deadline

• Demand outstrips supply, halls places can not be guaranteed

• Places are allocated in the summer

Living in the private sector

• House hunting events organised in August and September

• Tailored advice and assistance from the Accommodation Office

Unihomes

• private rented accommodation managed by the university

• Circa 100 rooms available for first year students in Brighton in 2012 (£87 - £120 pw)

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 £92

Any questions?

Falmer Campus open day 26th October 2013

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

Higher Education funding

• Tuition fees do not have to be paid up front whilst studying, full or part-time

• Tuition fees and maintenance loans available – repayments based on what students earn, not what they owe

• Maintenance grants up to £3,387 will be available - £25,001 - £42,611 – partial grant

• Disabled Student Allowance

• Additional help available for students in specific circumstances

• Further financial help from the University of Brighton through our range of bursaries, the Student Support Fund, in addition to academic merit and sports scholarships

Social Work funding

• Funding for Social Work courses changed from 2013

• Full tuition fee charged to students – tuition fee loan from SFE

• Students eligible for maintenance loan from SFE

• No NHS bursary in Year 1

• Limited number of NHS bursaries for years 2/3

• Students may also be eligible for University bursaries

Student type Tuition fee

UK/EU £9,000

Island* £9,000

International £10,500

International lab-based £12,500

Students on placement £750

Tuition fee covers all

mandatory costs, eg

field trips for

required modules

but not costs

incurred for optional

modules and

activities

Tuition fees are

subject to annual

inflationary increase

*Island students

should contact

States Finance for

information on

grant/loan

entitlement

2014 Tuition fees at Brighton

University of Brighton Merit Scholarships: • £1,000 at the end of year 1 and 2

University of Brighton Sports Scholarships:• Elite athletes / elite disabled athletes• Talented sports performance

Guide and website provides full details

Resident in England and household income of less than £25,000

• The University of Brighton Bursary: • £3,000 financial support in the first year.

• Cash, fee waiver, unicredits

• Care Leavers and Compact Plus Bursaries: • Additional £1,000 per year from year 2

• Access to Professions Bursary: • Additional £1,000 in final year

• 4/5 year programmes in Architecture, Pharmacy and Teaching

EU less than £25,000 earnings equivalent - £3,000

Student Support Fund

Financial assessment undertaken by SFE:

Third party confirmation

Details entered onto SFE portal, which HEIs access to confirm bursary eligibility

University of Brighton Bursary Package 2014

Maintenance grants available for UK students with family income below £42,620

Living Cost loan dependent on income – 35% means-tested

Max. living at home: £4,418Max. Studying outside London: £5,555Max. studying in London: £7,751Max. Studying overseas as part of course: £6,600

Government funding for full-time UK undergraduates 2014 entry

Household income

Living away from home and studying outside London

Package of support for 2014/15

Non-repayable Maintenance Grant

Maintenance Loan Total

£25,000 & under £3,387 £3,862 £7,249

£30,000 £2,441 £4,335 £6,776

£35,000 £1,494 £4,808 £6,302

£40,000 £547 £5,282 £5,829

£42,620 £50 £5,530 £5,580

£42,875 £0 £5,555 £5,555

£50,000 £0 £4,836 £4,836

£62,132 & over £0 £3,610 £3,610

NB: students from lower income families may also be eligible for university bursaries – maximum cash payout of £1,000 per year, fee discounts may also be available

Examples of possible weekly term-time income - based on 39 week accommodation contract period

Household income

£25,000

£30,000

£40,000

£50,000

£62,132 plus

Maintenance grant

3,387 2,441 547 Nil Nil

Maintenance loan

3,862 4,335 5,282 4,836 3,610

Part-time work£6.50 x 15hrs = £97.50 pw

3,802 3,802 3,802 3,802 3,802

Total 11,051 10,578 9,631 8,638 7,412

Weekly income for 39 weeks

283 271 246 221 190

Weekly outgoings Living in Halls£

Living off campus£

Rent 120 -150 85-115

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 £153-311

Average weekly cost of living:

Brighton - £210Eastbourne - £190

The cost of living in Brighton

Applying for funding

Student Finance England

• One application to assess eligibility for grants, loans and university bursaries

• Student Passport Number for identification• Household income confirmation - NI number and income identified on last P60

• Apply spring of entry year – one of 5 choices if not yet firm

• Deadline – end of May to guarantee money available for start of term

Enrol in person at beginning of autumn term

• University confirms that student has enrolled

• Money transferred to student bank account by BACS

• Paid in termly instalments

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

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

Repayments

Source: Student Finance England

Useful websites

• www.brighton.ac.uk/money

• www.gov.uk/student finance

• www.gov.uk/studentfinancecalculator

• www.bursarymap.direct.gov.uk

• www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/student-loans-tuitionfees-changes