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Cost of living pressures mount for students as average rent increases nationally

Cost of living pressures mount for students as average rent increases nationally

Cost of living pressures have pushed the average student rent to £7,566, with the average maintenance loan being around £7,590
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Cheaper than chips: Budget friendly alternative activities to try at home

Cheaper than chips: Budget friendly alternative activities to try at home

Looking for something different to do on a Thursday night that doesn’t involve paying for pints, cinema tickets, or overpriced pizza? Lifestyle’s here with some budget-friendly activities for you to try out on your nights in.
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Money on our minds: Students set to lose money amidst cost of living crisis

Money on our minds: Students set to lose money amidst cost of living crisis

The Mancunion’s projections show some student maintenance loans will lose around £450 in value in the coming academic year
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Student loan interest rates soar to 12%: Will current students be affected?

Student loan interest rates soar to 12%: Will current students be affected?

Should students be worried about the 12% inflation rate beginning in September?
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Study suggests 31% of North West students worry about money every day

A new survey has revealed an entirely new perspective on the realities of university finance and student loans
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Beauty buys worth the splurge

So, exams are over and your second student loan has just come through. What better way to celebrate than treating yourself to some of the new, although slightly pricier, beauty products
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Bursaries improve students’ chances of getting a better degree

Recent research shows that students who receive bursaries perform better in their degrees than if they had not received the financial aid
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Student to set fire to loan in capitalism protest

In an attempt to highlight the debt that students are getting into, one art student plans a controversial project
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Government “unrealistic” about student loan repayments

New report says that £80 billion of unpaid debt may be an underestimate
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University: myth vs. reality

We are all told what to expect before starting uni, but just how much of it is true?
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