Ahhh. We don't have aid, we have government loans (£3000pa basic, extra £1000pa means tested), and means tested fees (£0-1150pa). The theory is you can live on £4000pa, without paying fees, and without parental support. It's pretty hard though. It goes that every £9 your parents earn, you pay £1 extra in fees, and that this amount should come from parental support.
Obviously some don't get that, I have friends who's parents don't provide anything but earn enough so they get the basic £3000 loan and pay £1150 fees, and have to work to make up the shortfall. Then there are lucky people like me, who have some extra support for having poor parents, but whose parents still give them money.
Most universities reckon you need ~£4500-5000 after fees to live, so if you have poor parents, the government loans come pretty close.
Obviously some don't get that, I have friends who's parents don't provide anything but earn enough so they get the basic £3000 loan and pay £1150 fees, and have to work to make up the shortfall. Then there are lucky people like me, who have some extra support for having poor parents, but whose parents still give them money.
Most universities reckon you need ~£4500-5000 after fees to live, so if you have poor parents, the government loans come pretty close.
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