Budget Sheet
EXPENDITURE HOUSE RELATED COSTS: Rent / Mortgage Telephone and mobile phone Water / Sewerage Gas / Electricity / Other Fuel ** House Contents Insurance Housekeeping - food, toiletries, household goods * TV / Video Rental / Licence Council Tax COURSE RELATED COSTS: Tuition Fees Field Trips Books / Equipment / Stationery Photocopying / Computer Meals / Drinks in College CHILD RELATED COSTS: Childcare costs School meals Clothes / Shoes OTHER COSTS: Public Transport / Petrol Road Tax / Car Maintenance / Car Insurance / Breakdown Cover Clothes Socialising / Going out Sports / Hobbies Other expenditure: TOTAL EXPENDITURE: TOTAL INCOME: £ £ OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME: Scholarship / Trust Hardship Funds Bank Overdrafts Other Bursaries / Grants STATE BENEFITS / TAX CREDITS: Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit JSA / Income Support Child Tax Credit Child Benefit Disability Benefit £ Student Loan NHS Bursary HE Maintenance Grant Childcare Allowance Special Support Grant Bursary and other HE Grants INCOME STUDENT SUPPORT : £
OTHER INCOME: Parental contribution Other household income:
TOTAL INCOME minus TOTAL EXPENDITURE = SURPLUS or SHORTFALL
* The average for a single person may be £35.00 to £40.00 per week. ** The combined average for a single person may be £8.00 to £10.00 per week.
Finance - Budget Sheet
The Budget Sheet (on reverse) can be completed for a monthly or weekly period or over the period of a semester. It is essential though that all figures are for the same period. When filling out the Budget Sheet:
► Try to be honest about your expenditure ► Divide your Student Support over the period when you need to use it.
Students’ Union Advice Centre
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