An overwhelming 85 per cent of students who come from London described their well-being as “good” or “okay” in a new study of student wellbeing published on Tuesday — the highest proportion of any region.
But the results of the annual UK Student Well-being Survey also reveal the cost-of-living crisis is hitting students hard, with more than two thirds of London students concerned about sacrificing study time to do paid work. The results show:
Nationally, four out of five students feel the cost-of-living crisis has affected their university experience, with three-quarters worried about not being able to afford a social life.
More than half of London students are concerned about getting an extra job to pay the bills, and being able to afford heating, food and rent.
