Studant nurses in U.K. How do you cope financially?

I%26#039;m a single parent looking to train as a nurse. I know about the bursary but is it enough to live on? Will I be elegible for housing benifets, tax credits etc? Thanks in advance for all advice. 閳?br>Studant nurses in U.K. How do you cope financially?

You can also apply for a hardship fund until the bursary comes through.

We are receiving benefits at the moment and once i receive my bursary i have to let the job centre etc know about it to see if these are affected or not.

Studant nurses in U.K. How do you cope financially?

The best thing to do is contact the CAB or local benefits office for advice.

Good for you wanting to train to be a nurse, its not a job I could do.

Hope it goes well.

xx

Studant nurses in U.K. How do you cope financially?

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Studant nurses in U.K. How do you cope financially?

I know you are in for a tough time training while bringing up kids. A good place to look is the nurses union as they will give you good advice. I know I could never do anything like that as it does not look a great job, unappreciated assaulted underpaid, and lots of hard work, (totally the wrong way round, but that is how society seems to be!)

Also look at what I do it might help to make ends meet while you are improving society.

Studant nurses in U.K. How do you cope financially?

The bursary is rubbish, true, but if you have children you could be entitled to extra allowances. You wouldnt get working tax credit, as they consider you not to be working. They told me that if I worked for 16hrs a week whilst studying I could get WTC, but couldnt tell me where to find another 16 hours, with 37.5hrs a week clinical placements, coursework and 2 children. Most students nurses I work with do any agency shifts they can get (as a nursing auxiliary), but you need 6 months experience before agencies will take you on. From my own experience, I%26#039;d get experience first working full time as an auxiliary to find out if you like it, not everyone is prepared for 13 hours shifts, cleaning up incontinence, cleaning other peoples dentures and feet, the challanging behaviour you get from patients and relatives and the fact that you rarely hear thank you. You%26#039;ll find out how you would cope with working nights, weekends and christmas, not easy as a single parent, do you have good family support? But you will earn a lot more money as an auxiliary than you would get on a bursary and would have a better chance getting into uni with good clinical experience behind you. And, before you go near uni, buy a dictionary, %26#039;studant%26#039;? LOL!! But good luck, thats the route I took, and love it.