Affording Uni

[bustybetty]

My daughter (year 13) is considering uni. We are a normal family with no parental help (handouts) hubby is on 50K and my work is about 20K, we live in a modest house and have three teens as well. My question is I have just looked at the maintenance loan she would be entitled to and it doesn't even cover the cost of the accommodation - how do people afford this? We don't have spare money and I coupon where I can, we don't have phone contracts or gym memberships. I don't understand how most people afford to send their children to uni. Currently I'm thinking she will have to take a year out to work to be able to afford it.

ideas anyone?

It’s so expensive. I woukd suggest a local uni and living at home for a year. The campus first year costs are so expensive it’s cheaper in shared uni house. Suggest she asks for money for birthday and Xmas and gets a job. But easier said than done in this climate

Student loan and she gets a job.

[quote bustybetty]@Marmite133 yes that's what I mean a student maintenance loan. what she would be entitled to is about 4k and the accommodation alone is about 7k a year. She is looking at Durham, I just don't get how normal folk afford it all.[/quote]
They plan ahead, save where possible and the kids get pt jobs.