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How do you bridge the gap between living costs and grant?
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<blockquote data-quote="whawha" data-source="post: 86704" data-attributes="member: 15268"><p>Hello.</p><p></p><p>So I am in the fortunate position to have a training contract with a law firm. They are paying my GDL and LPC, plus £10k a year maintenance.</p><p></p><p>Whilst I appreciate that this is a big commitment for the firm, I can’t help but feel stressed as to how I will pay for the rest of my living expenses.</p><p></p><p>I have to do the GDL in London, and so rent alone is going to be around £10k. My family won’t pay extra to me, and I can’t get a loan. I’ve been told that the GDL is intense and that I shouldn’t work part time on the side.</p><p></p><p>The maintenance grant has been stuck at £10k for several years now. I don’t really ‘get’ why firms can’t pay a few more K to their future trainees so that they can study without money worries. Especially with the inflation we are seeing, and rising energy bills et cetera.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whawha, post: 86704, member: 15268"] Hello. So I am in the fortunate position to have a training contract with a law firm. They are paying my GDL and LPC, plus £10k a year maintenance. Whilst I appreciate that this is a big commitment for the firm, I can’t help but feel stressed as to how I will pay for the rest of my living expenses. I have to do the GDL in London, and so rent alone is going to be around £10k. My family won’t pay extra to me, and I can’t get a loan. I’ve been told that the GDL is intense and that I shouldn’t work part time on the side. The maintenance grant has been stuck at £10k for several years now. I don’t really ‘get’ why firms can’t pay a few more K to their future trainees so that they can study without money worries. Especially with the inflation we are seeing, and rising energy bills et cetera. [/QUOTE]
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