{"id":6251,"date":"2022-03-22T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/?p=6251"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T09:05:05","slug":"money-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/money-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning all!<br \/>\nThis weeks blog is all about&#8230;.. Money (Yay!) Today we are looking at the cost of living whilst studying and living here, as well as accommodation fees and deposits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost of Living at Exeter<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe University website has put together a great table of living cost examples for you to consider. Obviously you may be paying more or less than this depending on several factors. You may want to take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UdEh--UblTQ\">budgeting whilst at University<\/a> video for some useful tips to help manage your money.<\/p>\n<p>Some example term-time living costs (32 weeks) for a first-year student can be found below.<\/p>\n<p>These are based on a UK student living in University accommodation. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.which.co.uk\/money\/university-and-student-finance\/student-budget-calculator\">Which? Student budget calculator<\/a>\u00a0offers a rough breakdown of living costs per month that you can tailor to your own situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Student A \u2013 living in catered accommodation in Exeter<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Accommodation<\/td>\n<td>Average \u00a3233 per week for 32 weeks*<\/td>\n<td>\u00a37,456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Books and equipment<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Food \u2013 lunches, coffees, etc<\/td>\n<td>Approx \u00a320 per week for 32 weeks<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clubs and societies<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clothing<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TV license<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Travel home<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toiletries and haircuts<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phone and internet<\/td>\n<td>Approx \u00a327 per month for 8 months<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Social life<\/td>\n<td>Approx \u00a335 per week for 32 weeks<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>House deposit for next year<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a311,177<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Student B \u2013 living in self-catered accommodation in Exeter<\/h3>\n<p>These are term-time costs for 32 weeks only but include rent for 40 weeks &#8211; generally, rent is payable for 40-44 weeks of the year in self-catered accommodation.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Accommodation<\/td>\n<td>Average \u00a3151 per week for 40 weeks*<\/td>\n<td>\u00a36,040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Books and equipment<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Food \u2013 all food<\/td>\n<td>Approx \u00a335 per week for 32 weeks<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clubs and societies<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clothing<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TV license<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Travel home<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toiletries and haircuts<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phone and internet<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Approx \u00a327 per month for 8 months<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Social life<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Approx \u00a335 per week for 32 weeks<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>House deposit for next year<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a3400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>TOTAL\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a310,241<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Accommodation figures are based on data for the 2021\/22 academic year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Payment dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Accommodation Fees are due at the beginning of the academic year in full, or in the following instalments:<\/p>\n<table width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Payments<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2022\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Term one<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>17 November 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Term two<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>23 January 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Term three<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>15 May 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>These normally line up with Student loan dates. You&#8217;re welcome to pay in full but there is no discount for this.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any issues with paying your accommodation fees or have any financial queries to contact the\u00a0<strong>Finance team<\/strong>\u00a0directly on\u00a00300 555 0444 (UK) or+441392 724724 (International), you can also email them via SID<span class=\"atwho-query\">@exeter.ac.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Accommodation Shannon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning all! This weeks blog is all about&#8230;.. Money (Yay!) 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