Students homeless due to cost of living
Hundreds of students at Melbourne University are homeless because of rising living costs.
Victoria's most distinguished institution says 440 of its students are effectively homeless and have to resort to staying with relatives or friends because they cannot afford their own place, The Age newspaper reported on Wednesday.
The revelations are likely to put pressure on the federal government to boost income support for tertiary students, with the head of the government's higher education review signalling an overhaul of schemes such as youth allowance and Austudy amid complaints they are either too hard to qualify for or are insufficient to live on, the paper says.
Figures reveal that an average teaching student in a share house will face costs of almost $100,000 over the next four years, including yearly costs of $5,000 for accommodation, $5,000 for groceries, $1,600 for transport and $5,000 for HECS tuition costs.
"The reality is it's really difficult living independently as a student and it's getting worse, particularly in the major capital cities," National Union of Students (NUS) president Angus McFarland said.
"It does lead to students missing class because of work commitments and means that students aren't getting their money's worth for their degrees."
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