Care leavers and estranged students

Our accommodation guarantee for care leavers and estranged students

If you apply to York as a new first-year undergraduate student for 2022/23 entry and receive an offer from us, we will guarantee you an offer of a room in single-occupancy accommodation that is owned, managed or approved by the University, provided that you complete the following steps by 9 June 2022:

• accept York as your firm choice
• submit your accommodation application and pay an advance payment of £200 to secure your room

You'll be able to stay in University accommodation for 365 days of the year should you need to. Find out more about applying for accommodation.

• Things to consider
• Colleges, room and prices
• How to apply for university accommodation

Opportunity for all

Here at York we are dedicated to widening access to higher education regardless of background or individual circumstance.

• If you are a UK student due to receive the maximum UK government maintenance loan for 2022/3 entry you will not be required to make an advance payment to secure your room. Please contact accommodation@york.ac.uk with confirmation of your loan arrangements.

Picking a let length

Our 40 and 44-week lets cover both the Easter and Christmas vacation while our 50-week lets cover summer too. Even If you want to live in York over the summer, you can still include shorter let lengths in your preferences. You can apply to live on campus for the summer nearer the time. 

Many students will move into private sector accommodation for their second year. As you won't know what your plans are yet, we'd advise you to select a 40 or 44-week let length to keep your options open. We suggest you don't choose a 38-week let length as this would mean moving your belongings out of your room during Easter. 

We understand you may require additional information to help make your accommodation choices and are happy to discuss individual requirements.

Deferring your advance payment

We ask for a £200 advance payment when you accept your room. If you'll struggle to pay for this, simply let us know in the supporting comments section when you apply for accommodation. We can defer the payment until your first term's rent is due in October.

Accommodation after first year 

Private sector accommodation

After your first year, you may want to rent shared private sector accommodation with your friends. Contracts for these tenancies normally start in July and require a UK based rent guarantor.

If you don’t have a UK based guarantor, the University will either act as your guarantor through the Rent Guarantee Scheme, or cover the administration fee charged by the guarantor service. 

University accommodation

If you decide you'd like to live on campus again after your first year, we open applications for continuing students in November each year. You can apply as an individual, or as a group with friends.

Summer accommodation