Money matters
The cost of living
The amount you spend as a student is, to some extent, up to you. You will need to make choices about how you live and what your priorities are. For a first year UK student living in University catered accommodation, the term-time (31 weeks) costs are likely to be something like this:
| Accommodation (average £156 per week) | £4,830 |
| Books and equipment | £300 |
| Food – lunches, coffees etc at £20 per week | £620 |
| Clubs and societies | £275 |
| Clothing | £270 |
| TV licence | £145 |
| Travel home | £150 |
| Toiletries | £150 |
| Telephone and internet |
£300 |
| Social life at £35 per week | £1,085 |
| House deposit for your second year | £375 |
| TOTAL | £8,500 |
