The University has a Money & Housing Advice Team who you can contact about any issue related to money (or housing). The Team can:

• Help you with any problems you encounter with your student funding
• Provide you with information and advice on budgeting
• Advise you on additional sources of income and funding
• Help you identify ways you can save money
• Advise you on any entitlement you may have to welfare benefits and how student income affects benefits
• Advise you on your rights and responsibilities as a tenant
• Help you deal with issues with your landlord

The Money & Housing Advice Team work remotely so the best way to contact them initially is by email – moneyandhousingadvice@law.ac.uk. They respond swiftly and will contact you by whatever method you prefer e.g. email; phone call; MS Teams meeting.

University hardship funds

The University also provides several funds to which students in financial hardship can apply.

The Financial Assistance Fund is designed to help with unexpected financial difficulties you may experience on your course. The maximum payment for a student in 2022/23 is £2000 for a student on a full-time course and £1000 for a student on a part-time course.

The Digital Hardship Fund provides help towards buying essential IT equipment for your course (e.g. laptop, printer, noise-cancelling headphones) in the form of store credit with the John Smith Group. To be eligible for help from the Fund you must have a household income of below £43,000 a year and demonstrate that you cannot afford such equipment yourself.

The Ukrainian Bursary Fund is a £2000 payment for Ukrainian nationals or students with a Ukrainian home address who are experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the war in Ukraine.

For further information, including how to apply, register with the external platform we use to administer these funds – www.blackbullion.com