Save the Student
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The student money site. Non-preachy money tips & the best deals. Free money cheat sheet: https://t.co/4awUMYcKfN 🚀
London, England
Joined December 2008
👇 Our take on yesterday's higher education white paper announcements, and why the increase to tuition fees shouldn't distract from the biggest financial challenge facing students.
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🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 Today we publish the National Student Money Survey 2025 report. Below-inflation increases to the Maintenance Loan continue to have an impact, as well as a drop in parental contributions. We're calling on the government to increase funding to end this struggle.
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Read the full report here: https://t.co/d8BqbjB1OY
savethestudent.org
Find out about student banking habits.
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🚨 NEW REPORT The results of our Student Banking Survey 2025 are now live, including: 🏦 Which banks students are using 🤔 How satisfied they are with their accounts 💷 Students' borrowing habits 🛒 Their use of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services ...and loads more 👇
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Full details, including the eligibility criteria and application form, here: https://t.co/9u8VgkGNlV
savethestudent.org
Get help buying your uni essentials
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🚀 We've launched our first EVER bursary! 💷 We're giving away 6x £750 to students starting university in Autumn 2025, to help buy essentials like a laptop, bedding, specialist equipment and more. 🏠 Open to those with a household income of £40k/year or less. Full details 👇
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Really proud to have made this shortlist! ⭐ #HMAwards25 If you're a journalist, or know a journalist, and you'd like to lend your support, I'd love if you could spend a couple of seconds voting for me here - you just need to click a dropdown! 👇🏻 https://t.co/LkHNX7otwm
headlinemoneyawards.co.uk
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We're pleased to announce the #HMAwards25 shortlist for Expert of the Year! 🏆 Congratulations to: @TomAllingham, @KevinCarrC, @sarahecoles, @D_Hollingworth, @Myron_Jobson, @russmould1, Rachel Springall, @SusannahShares and @pensionstully! https://t.co/z55IGM1SLn
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7% of students have experienced homelessness during their degree according to a recent survey by @SaveTheStudent. Rent in many areas of the country now far exceeds the normal maintenance loan. Catch my report on @itvanglia @itvcalendar @ITVCentral @itvmeridian & @itvtynetees.
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‘I work four jobs to afford rent’: Soaring costs pushing students into homelessness According to a new survey by @SaveTheStudent, 7% of students have experienced homelessness – a figure that hasn’t changed in the past year @BraegerEmily reports
inews.co.uk
According to a new survey by Save the Student, 7 per cent of students have experienced homelessness – a figure that hasn’t changed in the past year
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🗨️ Here's what our money expert, @TomAllingham, had to say about the results, and how the upcoming Renters' Rights Bill will only have a limited impact on student housing issues:
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🚨 NEW 🚨 Today we publish the results of our National Student Accommodation Survey 2025. University students are facing rent increases, longer commutes, substandard conditions and, in some cases, homelessness.
savethestudent.org
Here's what students have told us...
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With tuition fees set to increase to £9,535 and maintenance loans set to rise by 3.1% from September next year, here are our thoughts on what this really means for students.
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Almost £4k a year short. This is the number 1 problem Labour needs to fix
Maintenance loans. If someone’s family income was £25,000 in 2007, if we adjusted for average UK wages growth since, that would now be £40,075. Blue bars are what a family has been entitled to in each of the years. Red are what they would have been entitled to if inflation had
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Affording university: The average student 👩🎓 in England will leave uni with £48,500 worth of debt, so what does that mean for students and their future finances? @FelicityHannah is joined by @TomAllingham and @NASMA_uk
https://t.co/rLojP2sfeG
bbc.co.uk
How much will students owe when they leave university, and how is it paid off?
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.@SaveTheStudent: "In the main, the results are just as bad as we found at the peak of the cost of living crisis." https://t.co/DVs3YBdMmy
yourmoney.com
Over two thirds of students have skipped a meal due to money concerns while maintenance loans 'lag behind inflation', a study reveals.
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📰 "I only have £25 a week left from my maintenance loan after paying university rent" @BraegerEmily's coverage of our National Student Money Survey 2024, with a story that's all too familiar to those at university. 👇 https://t.co/9DdTESxKWL
inews.co.uk
Morgan Probert, a university student, said he spends as little as possible as he has barely any money after paying his rent
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📃 And here's the full report, with findings on all aspects of the financial landscape students are faced with. 👇 https://t.co/kubtZbkbso
savethestudent.org
Urgent change is needed.
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🗨️ Here's our comment on the results, calling for the government to increase Maintenance Loans to catch up with inflation.
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