NHS Bursaries
NHS Bursaries are annual payments awarded to assist with day to day living costs while you are studying. It also includes the cost of your tuition fees for the course…
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Deadlines for student financial support
These are the deadlines for applying for 2020/21 funding from your student finance provider. Students applying after these deadlines cannot be guaranteed to have their funding in place by the…
Financial support for EU students
If you are coming to the UK to study from the European Union (EU), you may be eligible for some financial assistance from the UK support systems. Student Support for EU…
Student bank accounts and overdrafts
All full-time UK students should be eligible for a student bank account. Unfortunately these are generally not offered to international students. Before letting you open a student bank account, the…
National Insurance
National Insurance (NI) contributions are payments made towards certain benefits such as the state retirement pension, employment and support allowance (contribution-based) and contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance. Your NI payments should be…
Income tax for medical students
Income Tax is a tax levied directly on personal income. Students are not exempt from paying income tax, but you’ll want to be sure that you aren’t paying more than…
National minimum wage
If you do take on a job, make sure that you are not paid less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW). This is a minimum amount per hour that most…
Child benefit and tax credits
Child Benefit Child benefit is a benefit given almost universally to the primary carer of every child in the UK. The amount payable in Child Benefit is £21.05 for the…
Benefits and tax credits overview
Welfare benefits Welfare benefits are payments made by the government for living costs. They are a ‘safety net’ for people who can’t meet their own financial needs, or because they…
Welfare benefits for medical students
Means-tested welfare benefits The main types of means-tested benefits are: Income support (IS) – living cost support for people not expected to be available for work. Income-based Jobseekers' Allowance (IBJSA)…