Bursaries

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Bestpud posted a list of things that were taken into account when it came to means tested benefits.:beer: On the list it says ....


Bursaries (available to full-time students who started their course in September 2006 or later) that are not for course related costs, or childcare

Can I ask a silly question;) Which bursaries are for course related costs? I mena I thought they all were. I get a bursery as I'm doing social work and I know I get a bursery from uni also.

If they aren't for course related costs, then what else would they be given for. ( Does that make sense?).

SL x

lilysgarden

Part of the social work bursary you get is intended for your travel expenses during your practice placements. Sadly they seem to think that £500 roughly is more than adequate for the cost of commuting to and from placement. Think I'd spent that much on running my car before I was even half way through placement!!!

Oldernotwiser

lilysgarden wrote: »

Part of the social work bursary you get is intended for your travel expenses during your practice placements. Sadly they seem to think that £500 roughly is more than adequate for the cost of commuting to and from placement. Think I'd spent that much on running my car before I was even half way through placement!!!

Mileage rates when you work in the public sector are normally 40p per mile so £500 equates to 1250 miles which would normally cover most people's travel. It's not supposed to cover the cost of running a car!

shelley_crow

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Mileage rates when you work in the public sector are normally 40p per mile so £500 equates to 1250 miles which would normally cover most people's travel. It's not supposed to cover the cost of running a car!

My level two placement is a 60 mile round trip. Over 70 days this equates to 4200 miles. Assuming I don't have to travel any additional miles or pay for parking (chances are I will have to) then £500 is nothing.

There aren't any closer placements according to my uni. It's a good job I need to lose weight because it doesn't look like i'll be eating next month.

Oldernotwiser

shelley_crow wrote: »

My level two placement is a 60 mile round trip. Over 70 days this equates to 4200 miles. Assuming I don't have to travel any additional miles or pay for parking (chances are I will have to) then £500 is nothing.

There aren't any closer placements according to my uni. It's a good job I need to lose weight because it doesn't look like i'll be eating next month.

Wow, that's a long way to go for a placement; our local universities manage to get them much nearer.

shelley_crow

My uni has city and rural based placements, city placements are given to non drivers and rural to the drivers. Muggins that I am owned up to having a driving licence, not knowing how far "rural" they had in mind.

Oldernotwiser

shelley_crow wrote: »

My uni has city and rural based placements, city placements are given to non drivers and rural to the drivers. Muggins that I am owned up to having a driving licence, not knowing how far "rural" they had in mind.

You'll learn!

GlasweJen

can't you claim a travel expenses grant or is that just a saas thing?

Oldernotwiser

GlasweJen wrote: »

can't you claim a travel expenses grant or is that just a saas thing?

Unfortunately only in Scotland.

GlasweJen

ah well that smells. How about the universitys discretionary fund? Ours has a box to tick for course related expenses and these ones tend to get paid out better than requests for living costs.

shelley_crow

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

You'll learn!

Not likely, there's an 100 day placement yet, that'll be fun.