Student Support Services

MA Social Work

2012 Entry

Student Support Centres

• Advice and Guidance

• Financial Support

• Counselling Service

• International Student Support

• Disability and Dyslexia Service

• Academic Development Skills Centre

Advice and Guidance

Advice and Support with practical issues• Student funding• Money• Debt • State Benefits• Housing• Academic Issues• Welfare• Part-time employment

Financial Support

Range of support to help in cases of unexpected hardship

• Financial Contingency Fund

• Trust Funds

• Charities

• Emergency Loans

Counselling

• Short term individual counselling• Group work• Self-help/referral

International Student Support• Visa renewal assistance

• Immigration questions• Liaison with Embassies or Home Office

Disability and Dyslexia Service

• Screening and assessments

• Help claiming Disabled Students’ Allowance

• Study skills tuition

• Mental Health Adviser

Academic Development Skills Centre

Where?

• 50 Park Place, Cathays

• 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park

How?• Drop-in• Appointments• Phone calls• Emails• Talks and workshops• Self-help FAQs, DVDs, website

Daycare Centre

• 43-45 Park Place, Cathays

• 10 weeks to 5 years

• 8am-6pm Monday - Friday

• Jacqui Kempa on 029 20 874135• creche@cardiff.ac.uk • www.cardiff.ac.uk/creche

How will I fund my time at university?

• Social work funding

• Savings

• Professional and Career Development Loan

• Additional funding

Tuition fees

Cardiff University MA Social Work Tuition Fees for 2012/13 are £6,050.

Welsh Domicile Students

If you normally live in Wales before you start you course:• Social Work Bursary of £6,640 (non income assessed)

• Practice Learning Opportunity Allowance: £7.50 per practice learning opportunity day

• No financial support towards Tuition Fees

English Domicile Student

If you normally live in England before you start your course:• Basic Bursary: £3,362.50 (non income assessed)

– This includes a £862.50 Practice Learning Opportunities Allowance.

• Additional Bursary: £2,608 (income assessed)

• £3,732 Tuition Fee Contribution (non income assessed)

Additional funding• Income assessed – income evidence required.

Home address in Wales

Home address in

England

Parent’s Learning Allowance £1505 max £1508 max

Childcare Grant 1 child = up to £8,330 per annum

2 or more children = up to £14,285 per annum

1 child = up to £148.75/wk

2 or more children = up to £255/wk

Adult Dependent’s Grant £2645 max £2642 max

Disabled Student’s Allowance

•Non income-assessed

•Depends on student’s needs

Care Council for Wales

• 0845 0700 249

• www.ccwales.org.uk

• E-mail student.funding@ccwales.org.uk

Application forms available from June 2012.

Deadline 3rd September 2012.

NHS Business Services Authority

• 08456 10 11 22

• www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/swb

• E-mail swb@ppa.nhs.uk

Apply May – July. Check website for dates and deadlines.

Must apply for the Bursary before 30 November 2012 = first-come, first-served basis.

Costs of living in CardiffEstimated costs of living in Cardiff for 2012/13

Expenses Monthly cost Yearly cost

Rent £250 £3,000

Bills (water, gas, electricity and insurance) £39 £468

Food £120 £1,440

Books/copying £34 £408

Social/leisure £106 £1,272

Clothes £44 £528

Laundry and Toiletries £26.33 £314

Travel £23 £508

Telephone and TV licence £42.33 £508

Total £684.66 £8,214

Accommodation costs in CardiffCost per month Cost per year

Shared house £220 - £280plus deposit/ bills

£2,640 - £3,360

Flat/ family accommodation

£450 - £550+plus deposit/ bills

£5,400 - £6,600+

Residences – room in shared flat

£275 - £375inc. bills

£3,300 - £4,500full year resi period

Residences – couple/family accom

£383 - £570inc. bills

£4,600 - £6,840full year

Moving to Cardiff?• Private sector housing list - RESI

• Letting agents – ALMA/ Student Letting in Union

• University Residences - 029 20874849

• Postgraduate House Hunting Event– August 2011, see Graduate centre website or call 029 2087 0046

• Flatmate websites/ noticeboards

• Remember:

Tenancy deposit scheme

Check your contract

Additional licensing in

Cathays

Further information

www.cf.ac.uk

Current students

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Student support

Contact us

50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 029 2087 4844

2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus

029 2074 2070

studentadvisory@cardiff.ac.ukcounselling@cardiff.ac.uk

disability@cardiff.ac.ukdyslexia@cardiff.ac.uk