The Student Assistance Fund typically provides financial assistance to students who are having difficulty covering the following kinds of expenses:
- Books
- Class materials
- Rent
- Heating/lighting bills
- Food
- Travel of an urgent or essential nature
- Medical expenses, i.e. doctor or dental visits
- Expenses associated with family breakdown
- Expenses associated with bereavement
- Expenses associated with accidents
- Childcare
- Compulsory study abroad
This is not a definitive list.