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The allowance is not means tested and does not have to be paid back. The eligibility criteria are deliberately simple; there are no complicated forms to fill in or long waits for confirmation.

鈥淭he 拢5,000 Cost of Living Allowance reflects our belief that every student deserves to be able to focus on their future, not their finances,鈥� said Ben Pithouse, the University鈥檚 Director of Student Support and Wellbeing.

鈥淲e recognise the financial squeeze households are under where every penny counts, but we hope that this initiative goes some way to breaking down barriers to higher education for young people, from all walks of life.鈥�

As recently as September of this year, the identified that a third of the students they polled had considered dropping out of university due to financial pressures, with most students making compromises and cutbacks on heating, eating and socialising as standard.

Ahead of March鈥檚 Spring Statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, UCB conducted its own that demonstrated an anticipated average increase in prices of 拢34 per month across the UK.