Traveling within London:
18 + Student Discount Card
- An 18+ Student Oyster photocard entitles the holder to buy student-rate Travelcards and Bus Pass season tickets valid for 7 days, one month or longer periods of up to one year, which cost 30 per cent less than adult-rate season tickets
- Credit can also be added to an 18+ Student Oyster photocard to pay adult-rate Oyster single fares, which are cheaper than paying cash.
- Single, daily, 3 Day tickets and Oyster single fares are not available at student-rate. If you live near your education establishment or only make a few journeys you can get a normal Oyster card and pay as you go at adult-rate. These are available online or from Tube stations, London Overground stations, Oyster Ticket Stops or London Travel Information Centres and some National Rail stations
The student discount is available for a full-time student enrolled on a full-time course, consisting of 15 or more tuition led and/or structured learning hours a week over a period of at least 14 weeks, or enrolled on a part-time higher education course – studying for a degree - and be in receipt of a fee grant, course grant or be receiving help from the Access to Learning Fund, as defined in the document DFES extract. Normal students on a part time course will not qualify and should not apply for the discount.
You may apply using a paper application form that will need to be checked or through the TfL Online Application system if the college is on the system @ www.tfl.gov.uk/photocards - enter the college name. The application will still need to be verified by the college but will mean that the card will be with you a lot faster.
Cost of Living in London
It is impossible to be precise, about the cost of living, but the following information, which relates to 2005, should be a useful guide. A single student living in London would need at least £600 per month to cover basic expenses like rent, food, heating, lighting, public transport fares, medical cover, and other necessities. A great deal depends, however, on the individual.
Part Time Employment
Although part-time employment may sometimes be undertaken, students should not rely on this source of income to maintain them, but should make arrangements to have sufficient funds remitted from their country for a full year’s expenses. International students on a full time course of study would normally be allowed to work on a part-time basis, provided they are not breach of the conditions attached to their leave to remain in the UK.
