You may be able to claim towards the cost of staying in secondary accommodation taken for the purposes of attending a compulsory practice placement which forms part of your course, where it is not practical for you to travel to your placement site from your normal accommodation each day.
To be entitled to reimbursement for accommodation you must have incurred costs for both your normal term time accommodation and the temporary placement accommodation during the placement period. If your normal term time accommodation is in the parental home you can claim towards the cost of temporary accommodation if necessary.
If you stay with your parent/s in their home just for the purpose of attending your placement, reimbursement of accommodation costs will not be made. You can claim the cost of daily return journeys between this address and your placement site, providing these are in excess of your normal daily travel to university.
When making a claim, you will be asked to provide evidence of the cost of your temporary placement accommodation. This must include your name, details of where you stayed, the cost of the stay and the dates. This information should be on an invoice, receipt or company-headed paper.
If you do not provide the relevant receipt/s to support your claim, the university will not be able to authorise your claim and you will not be reimbursed.