Hardship Fund Workshop - Luton

• Are you in financial difficulty?
• Are you unable to pay for your rent and bills?
• Are you struggling with the cost of living?
• Are you finding it hard to budget?

Don’t despair, help is on the way. Student Money Advice Team is running a Hardship Fund Workshop to help students with budgeting, saving tips and completing the Access to Learning Fund form which provides discretionary financial assistance for registered UK students to help them access and remain in higher education – particularly those students who need financial help to meeting extra costs that cannot be met from other sources of support.

Please join us on Wednesday 1^st May from 11.30am to 12.30pm in room H211, Luton Campus.

If you would like to attend can you please email studentmoney@beds.ac.uk

Student Money Drop-ins

The Student Money Team hold Drop-in sessions at Luton and Bedford Campus.

Luton: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10am till 12 noon. Please visit us at the SID desk on Level 2 of the Campus Centre Luton.

Bedford: Wednesday and Thursday from 10am till 12 noon. Please visit us at the Student Support Office in P Block.

Budgeting Workshops - by Student Money Advice

Get useful tools and guidance on money matters. Budgeting Workshops last a maximum of one hour and cover everything you need to know to manage on a limited income and budget wisely.

Please read this Health and Safety booklet [PPTX] before attending the Budgeting Workshop.

Topics covered

• Money management
• Budgeting and monitoring
• Money saving tips
• Spending wisely
• Income and expenses
• Budget comparison
• Planning a budget

This handy Budget Planner [XLSX] must be completed using Microsoft Excel.

• Please complete the Microsoft Excel Spread sheet fully
• This digital version has the advantage of performing your calculations for you
• Divide each full yearly income amount by 12 months for all monthly figures
• Save and send to sma@beds.ac.uk or upload and attach to your Access to Learning Fund enquiry via SiD
• Do not manually input figures.

Also take a look at the Student Money Advice team's Budgeting leaflet [PDF] which contains lots of helpful tips.

Budgeting Workshop Dates - Bedford

• Wednesday 24 April 2024 - 12:30pm to 13:30pm - Bedford Campus - Room S0.01a
• Wednesday 22 May 2024 - 12:30pm to 13:30pm - Bedford Campus - Room S0.01a
• Wednesday 5 June 2024 - 12:30pm to 13:30pm - Bedford Campus - Room S0.01a
• Wednesday 19 June 2024 - 12:30pm to 13:30pm - Bedford Campus - Room S0.01a

Please book onto the Bedford Budgeting Workshop by filling out the booking form for Bedford

Budgeting Workshop Dates - Luton

• Wednesday 10 April 2024 - 11:30am to 12:30pm - Luton Campus - Room A404
• Wednesday 24 April 2024 - 11:30am to 12:30pm - Luton Campus - Room H211
• Wednesday 8 May 2024 - 11:30am to 12:30pm - Luton Campus - Room H211
• Wednesday 22 May 2024 - 11:30am to 12:30pm - Luton Campus - Room H211
• Wednesday 5 June 2024 - 11:30am to 12:30pm - Luton Campus - Room H211
• Wednesday 19 June 2024 - 11:30am to 12:30pm - Luton Campus - Room H211

Please book on to the Luton Budgeting Workshop by filling out the booking form for Luton

If all of your lectures/seminars coincide with the Budgeting Workshop dates, then please email studentmoney@beds.ac.uk to request a one to one Budgeting Session.*

*To email either click on the link, which should generate an email, or alternatively please copy the email address and paste into a blank email.

Please state the times you are available. You will then be contacted to arrange a one to one Budgeting Session.

Please ensure you arrive 10 minutes before the start of the Workshop

Money Saving tips

• Railcard Saving [DOCX]
• Council Tax exemption [DOCX]
• Cost of Living Support
• Cost of Living Support Hub
• Living and Studying on a budget
• Student discounts