Being a student in London is becoming more and more challenging. We're here to help during the cost of living crisis. Below you'll find information about the different financial support options available to you, what we're campaigning on to make London a more affordable student city, and what we're doing on campus to help your budget go further.

Financial Support

Financial support is available to help with your everyday living expenses, to cover the cost of getting involved with activities, and to support with the cost of purchasing gender-affirming products.

If you have no other way to fund essential living costs, we can help.

Financial support is provided by our trained, independent, and impartial advice team.

All financial support
Participation Fund
Gender Expression Fund

Living Costs Support - Need to know:

  • £150 of financial support is available within days, transferred directly into your account.
  • You can use this to cover the costs of food, travel, and other expenses i.e utility bills.
  • You don't need to repay this, it is a grant.
  • Your department, tutor, parents etc. won't know you have taken this support unless you choose to tell them.
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  • Support of up to £3,000 is available, although this can take up to five weeks to process.
  • If you need financial support of up to £3,000, but can't wait five weeks, the £150 grant (and other similar grants) can help cover immediate financial pressure.
  • Our trained Money Advisors in our Advice Service can support you through the process of accessing financial support.

Life on campus

Getting value on campus

All of our cafes are better value than the high street, with prices as low as possible. Any surplus we make is reinvested into funding all the different things we do - like providing advice and support.

Free Hot Water. All of our cafes will provide you with hot water, free of charge. That means you can bring your noodle pot, cup-a-soup or even teabag and we'll fill you up.

Microwaves. If you've bought food to campus (great money saving tip) then you can heat it up in one of the campus microwaves. Find a microwave. You're welcome to eat your packed lunch in our spaces on campus.

Showers. If you need to shower on campus, there are lots of facilities available to you. View the showers list and map here.