For university students, the coronavirus pandemic has had aggravating and frustrating consequences.

Remote learning has become the norm yet tuition fees have not been discounted. And Government support has felt slow in coming: a series of interventions late last year including  £20 million for student hardship in England and £174 million put towards student support across the UK, due to the work of the National Union of Students.

Thousands of students are becoming increasingly angry in particular over one issue:  the on-going cost of their university accommodation, when many still have no clarity on when they will be able to return to campuses. 

For many, there is an added emotional factor; it’s the first time most young people have moved away from home, embraced independence and even invested in their livelihood.

The pandemic has shone a light on how “scandalous” this issue has grown to become - but what is the scale of the problem and who is making money from young people?

Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2021/03/10/university-rent-scandal-students-have-left-picking-pandemic/

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