{"id":2505,"date":"2019-07-01T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T16:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.helloacasa.com\/acasa-blog\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2019-07-11T16:24:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:24:46","slug":"how-much-are-student-bills-per-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.helloacasa.com\/acasa-blog\/2019\/07\/01\/how-much-are-student-bills-per-month\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Are Student Bills Per Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations, you\u2019re in! If you\u2019re getting ready to start or return to university in September, it\u2019s a hugely exciting time. But you\u2019ll also be paying for a lot of things for the very first time and may understandably be trying to budget for the future.<\/p>\n<h2>What you\u2019ll be paying for<\/h2>\n<p>Student life is notoriously expensive\u2014as you have to buy course materials, membership to certain societies and endless the cups of coffee you\u2019ll be buying for those late-night study sessions\u2014but what do your basic costs amount to?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rent:<\/strong> \u00a3535\/mth on average. This will be lower in some cheaper university towns and much more expensive in cities, particularly London (\u00a3640\/mth average)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Utilities (Gas, electric, water):<\/strong> average dual-fuel tariff is \u00a397 for a three or four bedroom house, \u00a3137 for five bedrooms. The average water and sewerage bill is around \u00a333 a month, but this depends on where you live.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broadband:<\/strong> around \u00a338.99\/mth, but dependent on your provider. Divide this figure by the number of people in your house.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV License:<\/strong> The license fee is currently \u00a3154.50, which works out at \u00a312.87\/mth. In a four-bedroom house, this is just \u00a33.21\/mth per person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional monthly expenses might include car insurance, phone contract, contents insurance and bus pass.<\/p>\n<h2>How much are student bills per week?<\/h2>\n<p>Most weekly expenses are calculated by dividing the monthly fee by four, for the average number of weeks in a month. Using the average figures above, this works out at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rent:<\/strong> \u00a3125\/week outside of London, \u00a3183\/week in London<\/li>\n<li><strong>Utilities:<\/strong> \u00a324.25-\u00a334.25\/week for a dual-fuel gas and electric bill, depending on whether you live in a four or a five-bedroom house plus \u00a38.25\/week for water<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broadband:<\/strong> \u00a39.74\/week on average, once again depending on your chosen provider.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV License:<\/strong> TV Licensing allows users to pay in weekly installments using a payment card. This starts from around \u00a36 a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Use a bill-splitting app<\/h2>\n<p>Shopping around for the best-value providers, managing multiple payment dates and ensuring you\u2019re not shouldering someone else\u2019s part of the household expenses can get complicated. You don\u2019t want to be dealing with unnecessary amounts of admin all while juggling your studies, social life and potential part-time work.<\/p>\n<p>To manage all of these costs, it might be best to pay for your student bills using a bill-splitting app that matches you up with low-cost providers. With platforms like acasa, you can pay for all your household expenses in a single student bills package, removing the hassle for you.<\/p>\n<h2>Get acasa<\/h2>\n<p>acasa is a bill-splitting and household management platform designed for students. We pair our users with award-winning, affordable utilities providers and bill house sharers individually in a single student bills package. Discover acasa and get a quote for your household today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-\"  href=\"https:\/\/app.helloacasa.com\/enter-your-postcode\" target=\"\">Get a free quote<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations, you\u2019re in! If you\u2019re getting ready to start or return to university in September, it\u2019s a hugely exciting time. But you\u2019ll also be paying for a lot of things for the very first time and may understandably be trying to budget for the future. What you\u2019ll be paying for Student life is notoriously expensive\u2014as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9,15,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-house-sharing","category-personal-finance","category-sharing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Much Are Student Bills Per Month | acasa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Preparing for university? 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