Hallam Union.

GENERAL ISSUES

Advice Guide

Advice about lots of day to day issues

NUS website

Nation Union of Students website

Visitors guide to Sheffield 

A guide to Sheffield

 

FUNDING

Student Finance

Financial Support for Students.

Student Loans

Information about student loans.

Funding for healthcare students
Financial help for healthcare students.

DWP website
Information on benefits.

SHU Money
Fees & Bursaries at Sheffield Hallam University.

Teaching Finance

Funding for teacher training courses

Teacher training

Graduate Teacher Training Registry

Social work bursary

Funding for social work training.

Education Advice

www.shu.ac.uk/services/sas/guidance/index.html
University education guidance.
http://students.shu.ac.uk/rightsrules/regs.html
University regulations and information on appeals, complaints and plagiarism.

Employment

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/index.htm
Your rights as an employee.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/fgcat-students.shtml
Income tax and students.

http://tuc.org.uk
Finding a trade union.

http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/sas/careers.html/network/
Finding work, SHU.

http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/sas/careers.html/
Careers advice, SHU.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/students/taxandu.htm
Online tax checker, how to get tax back.

Legal Issues

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
To download county court forms.

http://www.clsdirect.org.uk
Legal help (Community Legal Service).

International Students

http://www.ukcosa.org.uk
Information on work, visas and funding.

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Home Office application forms.

http://www.shu.ac.uk/international/
International Office, SHU.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/
To check if you need a visa.

Housing

http://www.unipol.leeds.ac.uk
Housing and students.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/BuyingAndSellingYourHome/RentingAHome/index.htm
Your rights as a tenant.

http://www.shu.ac.uk/accommodation/
Housing and Accommodation Office, SHU.

Consumer and Debt

http://www.oft.gov.uk/
Consumer information.

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/
Trading standards.

http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/
Complaints about water suppliers.

http://www.energywatch.org.uk/
Complaints about gas and electricity suppliers.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/
Complaints about telephone companies.

http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/
Complaints about personal finance.

http://www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/
Help with debt.

http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index.jsp

TV licensing.

Parents

http://www.childcarelink.gov.uk
Nursery.

http://www.sheffinfolink.org.uk/
Childcare Info.

Disabled Students

http://www.skill.org.uk/
Information & advice for disabled students.

https://staff.shu.ac.uk/sas/student_support/disabled/
Disabled Student Support Team, SHU.

Mature Students

http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/sas/maturestudents/index.html
Mature students.

Personal Problems

http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/sas/chaplaincy/index.html
Chaplaincy, SHU.

http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/sas/counselling/index.html
Counselling, SHU.

http://students.shu.ac.uk/services/health/index.html
Medical services, SHU

Mental Health

http://www.studentsinmind.org.uk/index.php

Advice for students suffering mental distress

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health/
More useful info

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health/
Info on counselling in UK Universities

http://www.yourvoicesheffield.org.uk/
Sheffield mental health issues

http://www.mind.org.uk/
National mental health charity

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
The Mental Health Foundation website