MSE News: Student rent costs soar by 8.5%

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

My second year undergrad has a dishwasher, American fridge and a dryer this year :rotfl:

#CushyLife

DragonQ

rev_henry wrote: »

They must have changed that when the higher fees came in. Used to be £3000 if you were poor AND got AAA at A-level. Otherwise £1250 if you were 'just' poor. I actually paid for a remark of one A level to try to get a 3rd A. Mark didn't change.

Yes, I was lucky enough to get the £3000 per year from my university, which nearly covered rent. A-Level results only counted in the first year though, after that it was dependent on getting 60% or above (i.e. 2-1 degree level) in the previous year's modules.

That was on top of the government grant, which paid for living expenses, the tuition fee loan, and extra government loan, which has been earning me interest ever since.

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

My second year undergrad has a dishwasher, American fridge and a dryer this year :rotfl:

#CushyLife

Oh and a 3D TV

rev_henry

DragonQ wrote: »

Yes, I was lucky enough to get the £3000 per year from my university, which nearly covered rent. A-Level results only counted in the first year though, after that it was dependent on getting 60% or above (i.e. 2-1 degree level) in the previous year's modules.

That was on top of the government grant, which paid for living expenses, the tuition fee loan, and extra government loan, which has been earning me interest ever since.

That's interesting. It does vary between universities, they all have to give something to poor students, and poor high achieving students, but its up to them exactly what.

Yep, I live off my overdraft and stick all my student finance money in my ISA. Standard MSE.

GeneHunt_2

I do think students need to rent better quality accommodation than in the past. Back in the day students owned little except lever arch files, notes and very boring text books. These days students own lap tops, phones, etc...they are much more of a target for burglary...a place with a good alarm and security is a must and is money saving. In the student area my eldest lives in the burglary rate is 30% for the students annuallyTaking the cheapest, crapiset place going will probably cost a student more in the long run..

dimbo61

Again the security required by MSH now includes alarm with shock sensors on windows/doors, White light security lighting. Window restrictors, double glazing with laminate glass on doors, five lever locks on exit doors,