Finances for London students

Paying tuition fees and managing your finances

London can be an expensive city to live in. We have provided an estimation on the cost of living in London as reference.

Cost of living in London

We also have a dedicated page with useful information about how to pay your tuition fee as an international student.

Paying your tuition fees Email finance@yorksj.ac.uk

Help with your finances

Our Student Funding Advice team provide advice and guidance on student finance as well as the funding that is available from York St John. The team run a number of campaigns throughout the year to provide money saving tips and to help you become more money confident.

Prepare your budget

To help you with preparing you budget, we have an online financial wellbeing tool called Blackbullion. It is a learning platform that develops your financial confidence and empowers better decision making. It helps with navigating student finance and budgeting skills, planning pensions and learning about investing. They focus on financial skills you will use forever. It consists of mini online videos so that you can learn at your own pace. Best of all, it's free for you to use, even before you arrive on campus.

Register for Blackbullion

Working part time while studying

The regular income of working part time during your studies can help you manage your money. You cannot work more than 20 hours a week under UKVI regulations. Handshake advertises jobs in the city and at the University. You can register online before you arrive.

Log in to Handshake