Student member benefits advice

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Students and Benefits

Advice on benefits for students

Universal Credit - leaving you out of pocket

Problems with Universal Credit (UC) awards fluctuating significantly when two salary payments are received in one UC assessment period.

Housing

Universal Credit - Case study

Carmen

UC Mandatory Reconsideration Template Letter

Due to receiving backdated pay

Appealing benefit decisions

If your Mandatory Reconsideration is refused, you can appeal to a tribunal if you think the decision is unfair or incorrect.

Debt and money management

Royal College of Nursing responds to statement by the new health secretary, Wes Streeting

A Royal College of Nursing spokesperson said: “A fair pay settlement for all is the first step into rescuing health and care services, along with proper investment to boost recruitment and retention. We can't keep asking the same dedicated health workers to do more with less.”

Royal College of Nursing responds to the general election result and election of Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Outside Downing Street, Keir Starmer rightly acknowledged the insecurity felt by nursing staff - our profession was the top of his list. From day one, he must deliver a reset in relations with health and care services, the people who work in them and their professional representatives. We will act as partners in finding constructive solutions."