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Students and Benefits

If you're a student nurse and are eligible for benefits, this section has advice and useful resources.

Student funding and Universal Credit

Guidance on how student funding may affect your Universal Credit calculation across the four countries of the UK.

Benefits

Guidance on changes to your benefits, and your rights to dispute a decision
Student money guide

Student money guide

for nursing students

Benefits Advice Clinic

Schedule a free, 20-minute one-to-one appointment with one of our advisers. 
Email welfare.service@rcn.org.uk

Student Benefits Advice Clinic | Rachel's story

We helped RCN student member, Rachel, to increase her benefits by up to £2,000 a year. Read her story and see if we can help you claim more too by assisting you in recalculating your benefits at our Student Benefits Advice Clinic.