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Students left homeless amid crippling rent rises
Protestors take part in a demonstration, United for Education, marching along St James's Street towards Pall Mall in London, over access and quality of higher education, November 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY students across Britain are being forced into homelessness amid crippling rent rises, research has found.

A poll by Save the Student, published today, suggests around two in five undergraduates have considered dropping out due to the cost of rent, while 7 per cent have experienced homelessness.

As rents soar, 64 per cent of students who pay rent say they have struggled to keep up with the cost.

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