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Student Support Services
MA Social Work
2011 Entry
Student Support Centres
• Advice and Guidance
• Financial Support
• Counselling Service
• International Student Support
• Disability and Dyslexia Service
Advice and Guidance
Advice and Support with practical issues• Student funding• Money• Debt • State Benefits• Housing• Academic Issues• Welfare• Part-time employment
Financial Support
Range of support to help in cases of unexpected hardship
• Financial Contingency Fund
• Trust Funds
• Charities
• Emergency Loans
Counselling
• Short term individual counselling• Group work• Self-help/referral
International Student Support• Visa renewal assistance
• Immigration questions• Liaison with Embassies or Home Office
Disability and Dyslexia Service
• Screening and assessments
• Help claiming Disabled Students’ Allowance
• Study skills tuition
• Mental Health Adviser
Where?
• 50 Park Place, Cathays
• 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park
How?• Drop-in• Appointments• Phone calls• Emails• Talks and workshops• Self-help FAQs, DVDs, website
Daycare Centre
• 43-45 Park Place, Cathays
• 10 weeks to 5 years
• 8am-6pm Monday - Friday
• Jacqui Kempa on 029 20 874135• [email protected] • www.cardiff.ac.uk/creche
How will I fund my time at university?
• Social work funding
• Savings
• Professional and Career Development Loan
• Additional funding
Tuition fees
• Course fee £4,500 for home students (2010/11)
• Tuition fee contribution from social work funding
• non income-assessed
• £3,390 (Wales) or £3,440 (England)
• Student pays £1,110 (Wales) or £1,060 (England)
• per year
Social Work Bursary• Paid in 3 instalments (Oct, Jan, Apr)
Home address in Wales
Home address in England
Social Work Bursary (non-income assessed)
£2500 per year £3362 per year
Extra Bursary(assessed on household income)
Additional Graduate Bursary
Max £2570
Maintenance Grant
Max £2608
Placement Travel
Home address in Wales
Home address in England
Practice Learning Opportunities Allowance (placement costs)
£750 per year Bursary includes £862 PLOA
Additional travel Up to £50/day for travel and accommodation
Not available
• non income-assessed
Additional funding• Income assessed
Home address in Wales
Home address in
England
Parent’s Learning Allowance £1505 max £1508 max
Childcare Grant 1 child = up to £160/wk
2 or more children = up to £274/wk
1 child = up to £148.75/wk
2 or more children = up to £255/wk
Adult Dependent’s Grant £2645 max £2642 max
Disabled Student’s Allowance
•Non income-assessed
•Depends on student’s needs
Care Council for Wales
• 0845 0700 249
• www.ccwales.org.uk
• E-mail [email protected]
Application forms available to download from June.
Deadline August 2011.
NHS Business Services Authority
• 08456 10 11 22
• www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/swb
• E-mail [email protected]
Apply May – July. Check website for dates and deadlines.
Can apply until March 2012 but Bursary is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Costs of living in CardiffEstimated costs of living in Cardiff for 2010/11
Expenses Monthly cost Yearly cost
Rent £250 £3,000
Bills (water, gas, electricity and insurance) £39 £468
Food £120 £1,440
Books/copying £34 £408
Social/leisure £106 £1,272
Clothes £44 £528
Laundry and Toiletries £26.33 £314
Travel £23 £508
Telephone and TV licence £42.33 £508
Total £684.66 £8,214
Accommodation costs in CardiffCost per month Cost per year
Shared house £220 - £280plus deposit/ bills
£2,640 - £3,360
Flat/ family accommodation
£450 - £550+plus deposit/ bills
£5,400 - £6,600+
Residences – room in shared flat
£275 - £375inc. bills
£3,300 - £4,500full year resi period
Residences – couple/family accom
£383 - £570inc. bills
£4,600 - £6,840full year
Moving to Cardiff?• Private sector housing list - RESI
• Letting agents – ALMA/ Student Letting in Union
• University Residences - 029 20874849
• Postgraduate House Hunting Event– August 2011, see Graduate centre website or call 029 2087 0046
• Flatmate websites/ noticeboards
• Remember:
Tenancy deposit scheme
Check your contract
Additional licensing in
Cathays
Contact us
50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 029 2087 4844
2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus
029 2074 2070
[email protected]@cardiff.ac.uk
[email protected]@cardiff.ac.uk
