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I think the uni should utilise schemes that are around to support students. E.g too good to go in the canteen gives you a £7/£8 meal for £2.70 at the end of the day. Think there should be a better method of accessing additional hardship funds instead of the 14week wait. I think the uni could have a small budget for students to access or provide vouchers or a QR code for the canteen to obtain a free hot meal for those who cannot afford it.

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Further loans rather than grants.
Not means tested.
Cheaper university food and meals, the prices are that of a fancy coffee shop/ restaurant and the food/ settings does not reflect this.
£4.50 for cheap pasta and a small bit of sauce and plastic grated cheese not even on a plate is ridiculous.

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- SFE needs
to Regularly review the funding
- Better support
for Timetabling and parking etc

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Faster hardship fund application times, grants for teaching students, more jobs available on campus.

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People are more reluctant now to come out or go for food or a drink because of worrying about costs. I was out yesterday and someone suggested how much money they had saved this semester by not going out. I think going out is an important part of being at uni especially for people who live on site because if not they will just sit in their rooms often feeling lonely or drink in their rooms which is more dangerous than going out as it can cause dangerous habits eg drinking.

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It’s killed social lives at uni. Things like the SU pub are likely to close because money isn’t being spent

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I think people are less likely to go out and do things with people due to not feeling like they’ll be able to comfortably afford it. I don’t feel that many students have that disposable income and are able to “waste” that money. I think it’s impacting the idea of the “uni experience” and people don’t want to go out anymore.

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I feel my friends and I struggle to afford to socialise due to the cost of living crisis. This can include social activities that are deemed affordable too. Students are struggling to afford to go home (due to travelling costs and missed work opportunities).
If peoples'

Mental health
have negatively
impacted they may
not be in the right head or struggle to
make the choice to socialise.

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I dont feel that the cost of living crisis has massively impacted me personally as I commute so dont need to pay rent or a weekly food shop. However with fuel increasing recently it may put commuting students from coming into uni for purely social events. Also train costs for commuters who dont drive can often take up the majority of their weekly wage.

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Petrol prices going up with commuting to placement. I also think that support is delayed at times and isn’t readily/quickly available for students when it is required. I feel that it has only slightly impacted me due to delays on the university side of things rather than costs of living.

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I feel as though I HAVE to work for financial reasons, but this can put strains on academic commitments and mental health. I have friends that cannot afford to buy healthy foods like fruit and veg, to form a balanced diet which obviously affects both mental and physical health.

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Tbh I don’t see an awful lot of change from my life. I think I see it in others more.

For me my life has remained relatively the same, however I have noticed prices increase (fredo frogs!!) I also believe it’s changed the culture of younger people.

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I think the cost of living crisis’ disproportionately affects students. With the increase in cost of living and the student finance solutions not going up, students receive less goods for the same cost.

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Yes, depending individual circumstances. I think some people can be affected more severely than others but I do believe it will affect everyone in some way.

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Yes SFE
Have not
reviewed the means testing for maintenance loan

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Yes because as far as I am aware student maintenance loans dont go up with inflation.
They are also based on household income which i dont agree with because some peoples family are less likely to help their childrens costs. Even students with high household incomes at home struggle as some parents are reluctant to help their children.
There may also be pressure to go out and spend money which people may have to miss out on.