Returning undergraduates

Students’ Care Leaver Status can be confirmed if a student meets the following criteria, and has provided evidence of this to their student finance provider:

• You’ve been in the care of, or given accommodation by, your local authority
• You were in care for at least 13 weeks
• Your time in care ended after you turned 16
• You have not returned to the care of your parent(s) before the first day of the first academic year of your course

Students that have been assessed as an independent student with their student provider on the basis of being estranged and have had this confirmed by the Independent student team were welcome to apply for a room on campus.

The application system opened at 10am on Monday 11 November, and closed at 5pm on Monday 18 November 2024. Decisions have been made on a case-by-case basis by a multi-disciplinary panel consisting of colleagues from across the University's student support services to ensure a fair and comprehensive decision-making process.

If you have not yet received an email regarding the outcome of your application, please email accommodation@york.ac.uk. For those who have been successful, we will contact you again with details of your room offer (including room number) from Friday 3 January 2025.

If you’re currently on a Leave of Absence, you won’t have had automatic access to the application system. We asked you to complete a form by the application opening date to register your interest in on-campus returning accommodation.

If you applied for accommodation under the additional requirements criteria, you should have included as much information as possible in the additional requirements section of your application, even if you had applied under this criteria previously.

We were not able to process your application under this criteria without supporting medical evidence. If you had previously submitted medical evidence as part of your application for on-campus accommodation, it would already have been stored on our system, and you would not have needed to resubmit it. However, if your circumstances had since changed, meaning you needed to submit new evidence, you should have done so as part of your 2025/26 application.

Unfortunately, we could not guarantee that your application would be successful, but we prioritised students with evidence of additional requirements that could not be supported off-campus. If your additional requirements could be supported off-campus or in private sector accommodation, it was likely that your accommodation application would not have been successful.

If you do not fall into the priority groups mentioned on this web page, please look into private sector accommodation. The Student Hub offers a wide range of advice and support for those looking for, or living in the private sector.

• Private sector accommodation web pages
• Private sector events

Unfortunately, if your application has been unsuccessful we will be unable to assist you further and you will need to explore the private sector to ensure you find suitable accommodation for next year.

Unfortunately at this time we do not have a waitlist for accommodation and you will need to explore the private sector to ensure you find suitable accommodation for next year.

We will be in contact again with details of your room offer from Friday 2 January 2025.

We understand the importance of securing accommodation for your following year and have carefully chosen the timing of applications to avoid exam periods. If you missed the opportunity to apply, we recommend seeking accommodation in the private sector.

We have dedicated web pages and a Student Housing Adviser to help you on your journey to finding accommodation in the private sector. Take a look at our Finding private sector accommodation web page, Living in private sector accommodation and Private housing events. 

Please contact us immediately to discuss this further. You will need to provide supporting medical documents which confirms you need to live on campus in order to continue your studies.

No - we did not require an advanced payment to secure your booking.

Due to GDPR regulations we are unable to discuss details of other students' applications. However, decisions have been made on a case-by-case basis by a multi-disciplinary panel consisting of colleagues from across the University's student support services to ensure a fair and comprehensive decision-making process.

The Team are available to contact on +44 (0)1904 322165 or email at accommodation@york.ac.uk during their regular hours of Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm, should you need help or have any questions about your application. Please note, the accommodation team will be on their winter break from 4pm Friday 20 December and will return at 10am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Unfortunately, due to high demand and specific eligibility criteria, we have not been able to fulfil every application. Decisions have been made on a case-by-case basis by a multi-disciplinary panel consisting of colleagues from across the University's student support services to ensure a fair and comprehensive decision-making process.

Yes, even if you live in private sector accommodation you will still be a member of a College. Please speak to your College Team for further information.

Please contact us at accommodation@york.ac.uk or +44 (0)1904 322165 as soon as possible and we can advise on the cancellation policy for your booking.

No - all of our accommodation for returning undergraduates is non-catered.

The Accommodation team can only advise on on-campus accommodation. If you're having difficulty finding budget-friendly private accommodation, we recommend contacting the Student Hub team at student-hub@york.ac.uk or +44 (0)1904 324140 for further assistance.