I'm in the jolly situation where, if I stopped work and booted Manitas out, I'd be nearly £300 a month better off on benefits than I am now with a part time job and a husband. I don't get discounts for anything, even though my personal income is relatively low.

Most places will ask for proof of receipt of benefit - a signing on card, student ID that sort of thing... but it seems that the low waged are lumped in with the £13,000 a week footballers when it comes to tickets.

The choir I attend practices in University buildings and we have a discount system for students/unwaged for our subscriptions. But that's where the discounts end. Everyone has to pay the same amount for hire/purchase of music. We're a registered charity and barely manage to stay solvent.

And I agree... when you see students driving flashy new cars, wearing designer gear and spending a fortune in the student bar, it sort of makes you wonder why you should discount at all.

LTS

(Yes, I know not all students are like that, there are some who ride 20yr old bicycles and wear Oxfam reject clothing but I don't see many of them around UEL of a Tuesday night).