Anyone here have a child studying and living in Glasgow?

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I am wondering the true costs of it all, if they child isn't living at home with parents

what does it all cost, broken down, and how much money do you give them and how much SAAS do they have?

even if not Glasgow, any other city in Scotland would give me an idea of actual true costs not what ds tells me it is

thanks

I have DD in her fourth year of studying and living in Glasgow. We are within easy commuting distance.

Her story: a few weeks of living in unite halls then she moved into a flat in the west end with a friend. With the permission of the landlord they sublet the second bedroom to another student. The flat was £725 pm between the three of them. Tbh they could probably have used the sitting room as a third bedroom as the kitchen had a table and chairs and the big hallway had a comfy chair in it. Leccie cost them about £20 every three weeks (prepayment)

2nd year she shared with a student on her course who had just bought a flat. IIRC £300 pm, no bills as compensation for the central heating not working and one or two other minor things.

She gave up that flat in june to save money by living at home for the summer then moved into another flatshare she saw advertised. Huge, beautiful 3 bed flat owned by her flatmate's parents. £400pm including bills.

4th year she is in a flat with her bf. They pay £500 between them + bills.

We give her £180 pm but she comes home for work once a week and stays over so she gets breakfast, lunch and dinner here and sometimes go away with leftovers, fruit etc . She got the £4750 loan + £2000 scholarship (fantastically lucky girl). Her work is v well paid for a student as it is specialist.

Two of her friends from school are studying in Glasgow and commuting in at the cost of about £100 pm.

I think as pps have said a lot depends on how frugal your DD can be. If you're willing to eat what the supermarket has reduced for a quick sale mostly, take advantage of student freebies, resist the temptation to buy lots of takeaway coffees and do some work the student loan will go quite far.