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 Advice Clinic for student nurses
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.
Applying for benefits
Our Financial Wellbeing pages include information on benefits, with easy to use calculators to check your entitlement.
Welfare benefits
Advice to change or challenge a benefit decision, and guidance for student nurses on benefits.
Housing
We can offer advice on negotiating with your landlord if you're in arrears because of a change in circumstance.
Dealing with debt
Information and resources to help you deal with problem debt, including overpayment of salary or benefits.
