How are you managing?

How are you managing? £2,700 2,700 That's how much money we are going to have to find to cover the shortfall for student accommodation for my son and my daughter next month. So, the student loan that they were given doesn't even cover the cost of their accommodation. So my daughter's shortfall is around 1,400, and my son's is 1,200 something. And that's just for one term. So that money is going to be a shortfall again in the New Year, and again in the spring. And that is just for them to have a roof over their heads that doesn't cover anything to do with food, shopping or any other living expense. Purely just accommodation. Now, I believe that any adult, anybody over the age of 18 who wants to continue in education, should have access to apply for funding to cover the cost of doing that. Now, if families are able to help and they're willing to help, great. But I genuinely believe that everybody should be on the same playing field and should have access to apply for funding if they choose to. Now for us, we've known for a good little while that this expense has been coming, so the money's there, it's been put to one side. Obviously it's a significant amount of money, but it's fine, it'll get covered. We do anything to support the kids, of course we would. But it's got me thinking, what, you know, what else is going on out there? What are you having to do or sacrifice to cover that shortfall? Because I know that the student loans are supposed to calculated on, you know, household income, but they don't really take into account your your real expenses or it's not a proper income and expenditure review. So you may well be struggling, and are you sacrificing a holiday or home improvements or, you know, trimming back on Christmas or are you working extra shifts or overtime to to cover it? I'd just be really, really curious to know how it's impacting you.