Advice | Finance

We offer support relating to Student Finance, including fees, funding, advice on budgeting and including help with applying to them for an additional year of funding due to Compelling Personal Reasons i.e. an illness that has meant that you have not been able to complete a year of your studies.

View our Student Finance guide to find out about: Undergraduate and Postgraduate funding, suspending studies, money advice for students with children and allied health courses

University Learning Access Fund

If you are a student and you have exhausted other financial support options, you might be eligible for a University Hardship Fund. These fund helps with essential living costs and usually does not need to be repaid.

University Hardship Fund

The University Finance team will assess your eligibility but if you need help completing the form you can make an appointment with us at the SU by emailing advice-centre@hud.ac.uk

Most full-time students are not eligible for means-tested welfare benefits, such as Universal Credit. However, there are some exceptions: 

  • Students with Disabilities: If you have a disability, you may qualify for certain benefits. 

  • Lone Parents: Single parents may be eligible for support. 

  • Students with a Partner on Universal Credit: If your partner receives Universal Credit, you might be eligible for benefits. 

  • Students Receiving DLA or PIP: Those receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) may qualify for some support. 

  • Students Taking Time Out Due to Illness: If you've had to take time off due to ill health and are planning to rejoin at the start of the academic year, you might be eligible for certain benefits. 

For more detailed advice on benefits, contact the Citizens Advice Bureau: Citizens Advice. 

Budgeting

Managing your finances as a student can be challenging, especially with varying income sources and different expenses through the term. To help keep control of your finances, view our handy guide.

You may be able to apply for extra help from educational trusts and charities. This can be a time consuming and slow process but a number of students have achieved successful outcomes. Charities and trusts will often only help specific groups. For example, they may be restricted to helping students on certain courses, above or below a certain age, from particular parts of Britain, or in defined occupations/professions.

Compelling Personal Reasons (CPR): This is a term used to describe any reasons you may need to apply for an extra year of finance. This might be mental health reasons, bereavement, disability, or anything that has immensely disrupted your year of learning.