Managing your money

Get the knowledge and skills to help manage your money and thrive financially at York.

There is a lot to understand about money as a student. Whether that's student loans and finance, budgeting, finding part-time work to support your studies or assistance funding opportunities such as scholarships or bursaries.

The Student Support Team is your first point of contact for financial advice and discussing money worries at university.

We offer confidential, one-to-one appointments with student advisers who can work with you to budget, plan for your academic year and address any money worries. We can also provide guidance and support on the financial impact of things like gambling or gaming, and options for managing debt.

Contact the Student Support Team

Student drop-ins

Come along to our new, weekly money advice drop-in sessions in Semester 1 for a friendly and confidential chat.

Money advice drop-ins

Our Access It All money advice drop-in sessions, part of our Student Communities programme, are a welcoming space for disabled and neurodivergent undergraduate students to access free, specialist advice on a range of money related issues, including: Personal Independence Payments, Student Finance, Disabled Students Allowances and part-time work.

Access It All money advice

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How we can help

Budgeting and money saving tips

Student loans and finance explained

Unexpected money troubles?

Dealing with debt

Ways to boost your income

Sources of funding (undergraduates)

Sources of funding (postgraduates)

Working while you study (Careers and Placements information)

Be aware of scams

Unfortunately, there are people who make a living by tricking others out of money. Students are often targeted but you can learn to recognise scams and protect yourself against them. Find out the tell-tale signs of a scam and the list of common scams we know of.

Scammers - they're after your money