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Cost of living & hardship
Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.
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The Wonkhe SUs student cost of living resource hub
20/06/23
How to define and measure international student precarity
15/06/23
The cost of living crisis has not gone away
Livia Scott
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SU blog
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08/06/23
Students and high-quality, affordable housing – why don’t they get it?
Harry Hughes-Slattery
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SU blog
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11/05/23
What is happening to students in the private rented sector?
05/05/23
Timetabling is stopping students from getting a job
24/03/23
What’s in the APPG students report on students and cost of living – and why it matters
22/03/23
The cost of living crisis is hitting students’ grades
01/03/23
How to ensure students benefit from the Household Support Fund
28/02/23
Cost of living and mental health and closely related
26/02/23
Does paid work boost students’ confidence?
16/02/23
Students are struggling with rental costs – what is the government doing to help?
Laura Brown
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SU blog
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08/02/23
The latest headlines on student mental health
24/01/23
You can’t learn on an empty stomach
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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18/01/23
It’s all coming up – 10 things for SUs think about in 2023
03/01/23
Does what students eat get them better outcomes?
15/12/22
Now our access to e-books is under threat
Alice Robinson
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SU blog
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30/11/22
Here’s what SUs need to know about the new ONS cost of living research
25/11/22
How to make a difference for students on public transport
18/11/22
Policy forum report: Presidents and UDOs
15/11/22
Policy forum report: Welfare and Community Officers
15/11/22
It’s time SUs talked mental health and money on campus
Matt Wall
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SU blog
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07/11/22
Some students should be getting money from their landlord
02/11/22
How to make best use of forthcoming national student cost of living research
27/10/22
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