July 12, 2022

US Learning Crisis: One in Ten College Students Turn to Food Banks to Cope with Learning Crisis

A According to an NUS survey, a third of college students have only £50 a month left over after paying their bills and rent. More than 3,500 university students were surveyed, and the results showed that 11 percent of them now use food banks, up from 5 percent in January, and that 96 percent are making budget cuts as a result of rising costs and prices.

The survey showed that besides food, students also curbed use of personal items like toiletries, The survey showed that one in five say they are unable to buy toiletries and one in 10 cannot purchase sanitary products when required.

…huge increases in the price of bills, food and living costs coupled with soaring rent has students on the brink…

The NUS survey also showed that a third of college students live on less than £50 per month after paying their rent and other expenses. Many of these students claim that their maintenance funds are insufficient to pay for a weekly grocery shop, transportation to school, or energy costs.

In the survey, three-quarters of students said they wouldn't be able to pay for course materials without more assistance, which further revealed a crisis in the cost of education.

Ending the report, an NUS spokesperson said: “Huge increases in the price of bills, food and living costs coupled with soaring rent has students on the brink … We’re seeing stress and anxiety piling on them from bouncing debt between different cards to stay afloat. Despite all of this, students are being completely ignored by the government. These findings are bleak; we’re knee-deep in a cost of learning crisis that will affect the poorest students the hardest.”

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