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Applications for student hardship funds 82 per cent higher than pre-pandemic
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THE number of students applying for emergency funds to help with living costs is 82 per cent higher than pre-pandemic, with ethnic minority students struggling the most, research revealed today.
The amount awarded by student hardship funds differs between universities, but in some cases, support of up to £2,500 in an academic year is granted to help with costs.
Campaign group Generation Rent analysed data obtained through Freedom of Information requests from 27 universities across Britain.
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