- Travel and accommodation support for healthcare students to be raised by 50% as part of government efforts to boost training
- Uplift will mean students are appropriately reimbursed for cost of travelling for clinical placements
- Follows publication of NHS Long Term Workforce Plan which committed to huge expansion of education and training places
Eligible students on nursing, midwifery, allied health professions, medical and dental courses will be able to claim 50% more for travel and accommodation expenses while more students from low-income families will be given financial help, the government has announced today (Friday 1 September 2023).
Students will be able to claim more money for any trips taken as part of their training, such as clinical placements in hospitals. For example, a student who travels 1,000 miles by car or motorcycle during their placement will now receive £420 compared to £280 under the previous rates.
