10,000 students to receive second cost of living payment
As part of a sector-leading 青瓜视频9m fund of financial support for students The University of Manchester is providing payments to 10,000 students to further help with the cost of living crisis.
The University has worked in a close relationship with the Students' Union since summer 2022 to . Today, we are announcing the next stage in this support: an additional payment to 10,000 students, which comes from the 青瓜视频9million package announced in November 2022.
We understand that the rising cost of living is a major concern for our students, and we're committed to providing support to help.
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We are delighted to announce this second targeted payment to 10,000 students and we青瓜视频檒l continue to collaborate with the University to support the wider student body with the rising cost of living. We青瓜视频檙e also lobbying local and national government, on students青瓜视频� behalf, to introduce greater financial support for the student community.
The payment will be made to:
- Students who received a contextual offer from our University, for example because they lived in an area of disadvantage when they applied.
- Students who declared during University registration that they were care experienced, estranged, have caring responsibilities or dependents.
- Students who are seeking asylum in the UK.
- Recipients of the following scholarships and bursaries:
- The Manchester Bursary
- Foundation Year Bursary
- Undergraduate Access Scholarship
- Humanitarian Scholarship
- Equity and Merit Scholarship
- Manchester Master青瓜视频檚 Bursary
Eligible students will receive an email by Wednesday, 8 March confirming that they will receive the payment and asking them to update their bank details on the student system.
We青瓜视频檙e proud of the cost of living support package we青瓜视频檝e developed with the Students青瓜视频� Union, but we recognise that there are still significant challenges facing the student community. We青瓜视频檙e committed to advocating on behalf of our students to government to improve the situation. For example:
We agree that that the 2.8% increase in the student maintenance loans provided by the UK Government is insufficient. We're actively working with other universities to encourage a review of this and our President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Nancy Rothwell, has been lobbying government ministers on this issue.
The Students青瓜视频� Union is making sure that students青瓜视频� concerns are heard by Mayor Andy Burnham through the Greater Manchester Student Assembly and is collaborating with other students青瓜视频� unions to lobby central government.
We青瓜视频檙e advocating for affordable rents and when Manchester City Council ask us to comment on planning applications, we won青瓜视频檛 support any new student accommodation unless it offers good value for money.
Our Cost of Living support doesn青瓜视频檛 stop with these payments to students. We also have a support fund that can provide, depending on a financial assessment, non-repayable grants up to 青瓜视频2,000; trained advisors on hand to help with a range of money matters; an emergency loan scheme; and mental health and wellbeing support.
The payment will be made through our own finance system, any students with queries should be directed to our .