• We will also help you with (Accommodation, Jobs, Visas) or to (Private Home Accommodation)
• We also provide a Guardianship option for younger students through Study Links International
• For serious welfare issues we employ Study Links International

We will help you:

• If it is difficult for you living in Leeds
• If you are feeling homesick and need to chat to someone
• If you are having problems with other students
• If you are having problems with your course
• Lost credit cards, phones
• Hospitals/Doctors
• Interpreting official forms and bills
• Who to contact in order to get information. If Helen is not available you can speak to Bob
  

• Renting Flats
• International Halls of Residence
• Getting a Job
• Visa or Immigration Problems

You can also speak to Helen or Bob as they are in the school everyday.

• Problems with your host family
• Changing accommodation
• Problems with food
• Payments

You can also speak to Helen or Bob as they are in the school everyday.

• Rented accommodation is not always cheaper than PHA
• You must pay for bills (electricity, gas TV)
• There may be no native speakers of English in your house so your English might not improve quickly

Most accommodation is let from 1st July until 30th June each year.
Houses and flats are having contracts signed now for 2005/2006:

• Availability of houses/flats can be found on the university web site or at student letting agents. There are plenty of these letting agents in the area around Victoria Road.
  The university accommodation address is www.unipol.leeds.ac.uk
• Look through the properties available. Make a list of properties you are interested in. Remember to check how near they are to where you will be studying next year. I am available to help and advise you with this. Information for those already in rented accommodation
• If you want to stay in your accommodation next year you must contact the letting agent and sign another contract for2005/2006
• If you don't do this, somebody else will sign for your property and you will have to move out on June30th
• If you want to change to another property then you need to be looking now

Information for those in Private Home Accommodation (PHA)
If you are in PHA at present but want your own accommodation, follow the instructions above.

• A returnable deposit of 1 month's rent must be paid in advance
• When renting accommodation a legal contract will have to be signed. This means that you must stay for a minimum of 6 months, usually one year. If you decide to leave the flat you will not get your money back
• As well as the rent you will be responsible for the utility bills e.g. gas, electricity, water. These bills will be divided equally between all the people sharing the flat
• The house/flat will be furnished but will not have any kitchen equipment, bedding etc. You will have to buy these
• If you buy a television, you have to buy a license. If you don't you could be fined. This could be up to £1000
• You can get a form to apply for a television license from a Post Office.
  You do not need to pay Council Tax because you are students. You might need the school to give you a letter to send to the council

Ask Shelagh, Bob or Helen about this.

1. Before you move out, you must read the electricity meter and gas meter and write down the numbers
2. You must leave the property tidy or they will charge you for cleaning
3. You need proof from the council that you do not owe any council tax. I can help you with this
4. You must tell the gas and electricity companies that you are leaving and tell them the final reading from the meter. The letting agent will want to see proof that these bills have been paid before they will return your deposit

• First of all you must find a job
• Your employer will give you a temporary N. I. number which will enable you to work for them
• If you then want to apply for a permanent N.I. number you need to do the following:

1. Telephone the NI office
   
   NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBERS
   GROUND FLOOR
   DYSONS JOBCENTRE
   LOWER BRIGGATE
   LEEDS
   LS1 6EP
   
   TELEPHONE Numbers - FROM 13 JUNE 2005
   ADMIN TEAM
   2155278
   2155244
   ALPHA SPLIT A TO L TEAM LEADER
   2155293
   
   ALPHA SPLIT A TO L INTERVIEWERS
   2155237
   2155376
   2155376
   2155228
   2155228
   2155226
   2155230
   
   ALPHA SPLIT M TO Z TEAM LEADER
   2155236
   
   ALPHA SPLIT M TO Z INTERVIEWERS
   2155243
   2155243
   2155241
   2155238
   2155242
   2155231
    
2. Explain that you have a job and want a N.I. number
3. They will arrange an interview for you
4.  You will need to take to the interview:

•  Your passport
• Payslip from where you are working
• Proof of where you are living
• Proof of where you are studying

The interview takes 1.5 hours

What kind of work can I get?
Usual jobs for students are:

• Bar work
• Fast food work
• Cleaning
• Restaurant work

• Your passport
• A letter from the School to show your address in your country and your address in Leeds

For a student card you will need:

• A passport photograph
• A letter from the school to show you are a full time student
• A £7 fee
  

• Your passport
• 2 passport photographs
• A registration form (available from the school)
• £34 registration fee