Q21 Roisin Gallagher has recently completed her Leaving Certificate and has accepted a place studying Arts at NUI Galway. She lives in rented accommodation with three other students.
(i) After reviewing her bank statement at the end of the first term, Roisin had the following actual income and actual expenditure:
Actual Income: Part-time wages €520 SUSI Grant €980 Family Allowance €790
Actual Expenditure: Rent €700 Groceries and food €590 Utility Bills €125 Transport €210 Mobile Phone €20 Socialising €330
Using this information, complete the Budget Comparison Statement below, by entering the figures into the Actual column, and then complete the Difference column.
Roisin Gallagher
Income Part-time Wages SUSI Grant
Family Allowance Total Income (A)
Expenditure Rent
Groceries and Food Utility Bills Transport
Mobile Phone Socialising
Total Expenditure (B) Net Cash
Budgeted €
500 980 800
2,280
700 500 135 180 20
400
1,935 345
(ii) Did Roisin spend more than she had planned to? Using figures from the statement, explain the impact of her actual spending on her financial situation.
Actual €
Difference €
(iii) Identify one item of income that came in over budget. Suggest one reason why this might have happened.