To help reduce the impact of the current cost of living crisis as a City student, you can find everything you need here, in one place. Whether you are an undergraduate, postgraduate, home or international student, this support is here for everyone to access.
Working with the Students’ Union (SU), students have helped shape how best we can support you, for example, through focus groups and the SU Assembly. As we continue to look for more ways and engage with students, we will update this hub as new help and support becomes available
A dedicated page on how the University is supporting students with the cost of living is available on the Student Hub.
Cost of Living Fair - Tuesday 10 October, 11am-3pm (Pavilion, University Building)
Come along to the Pavilion to find out more about how the University's services are providing support during the Cost of Living Crisis. Staff will be able to answer any questions you may have, with freebies also being on offer.
Look out for more information about the Fair in the near future.
Hardship Fund
Depending on your financial circumstances, you can apply for a grant or loan. The University understands that despite financially planning for your study period, unexpected financial hardship can arise leaving students with difficulty in paying for living costs and course materials e.g. a laptop or a piece of software.
Find out more about the Hardship Fund.
Travel Bursary
A bursary will be available for certain students to help with the costs of travelling to University. More information will be available soon.
Food and drink
A number of measures have been introduced to help reduce the cost of food and drink for students on campus.
These include free hot water from our catering outlets to make hot drinks and meals, keeping rooms with microwaves open for longer on Northampton Square and offering £3 hot meals in the evenings in Courtyard Cafe.
Laptop loans
Laptop loans are available for undergraduate students from Northampton Square Library. You can use the laptops anywhere on campus by connecting to City's wifi network.
Free sanitary products
Students can obtain free sanitary products from the following locations:
- Rhind Building 1st floor women’s toilet - D101
- University building 1st floor women’s toilet - BXGM03
- College building Ground floor women’s toilet - AXG03
- City Law building Ground floor women’s toilet - TXG21
- Urdang Lower ground floor women’s toilet - XLG18
- Bunhill Row – Ground floor women’s toilets - GX15
More info
Using your discounts
There are lots of opportunities for you to save money using student discounts.
Once your City email address is set up, you don’t want to miss out on the TOTUM card, UNiDAYS or Student Beans – with discounts across brands ranging from beauty to food, these website let you easily find codes to get saving.
Lots of companies offer student subscription rates as well such as Amazon Prime and Spotify for students.
You can also get cheaper travel with the 18+ Student Oyster Card or National Rail railcards for reduced prices on rail travel.
Explore TV and documentaries for free with Kanopy
City students have free access to Kanopy. Kanopy is an online streaming platform featuring thousands of videos covering a range of subjects and disciplines.
Whether you’re researching historical figures, studying psychotherapy or simply want to relax, you’ll find plenty of film and documentary content available.