(07 Jan 2015, 11:30 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I must be honest, I'm dreading the costs of University.

I do think the passes should be;

• Over 60
• Under 22 (typical years of the average student)
• Physically Disabled (requires a wheelchair, etc)

From my experience of 1 semester at uni, there's no need to dread the costs of uni. You don't see the Tuition Fees, typically £9,000 PA. It goes straight from the Government's Student Loan Company to the uni you study at. 

The amount of Student Finance you receive is based around the amount of household income. The higher the amount of household income, the less Student Finance you'll get. I think the highest per semester a student can get is £5,555 (combined between a Maintenance Loan and a Grant), with it being more for London-based unis, such as Queen Mary or Imperial.

Most unis also provide some form of bursaries. Where I study at Northumbria, there is a £1,000 bursary for students who gained great A-Level results. The first £500 comes in February, with the other half coming in May.