In a recent study by AFS partners, Student Minds, students reveal the
impact of the pandemic on their mental health and their experience of
student accommodation.
Despite the impact of the pandemic, respondents offered a broadly positive
experience of their student accommodation, with the majority feeling they
had the appropriate amount of space to study and some 75% having access to
suitable outside space.
Challenges
Within this, students have experienced many challenges, with over 60% of
students reporting worse mental health as a result of the pandemic. The
report reveals that students think that accommodation providers can do more
to help them with just 39% agreeing that their term time accommodation had
provided enough support.
Finances
A key element of the report is a call for more funding to support students
whose finances have been adversely affected by the pandemic. This call
echoes a number of similar calls from key players in the Higher Education
sector, including landlords, agents and PBSA operators.
The report highlights the amount of government hardship support for
students in England at just £40.93 per person, which is not adequate to
deal with the longer term implications.
You can read the full report
right here
AFS and Student Minds
Accommodation for Students are proud supporters of Student Minds,
recognising the importance of the work done to support student mental
health. It is one of a number of partners we work with, which now includes Time4Trees , where AFS now
plants a tree for every property advertisement uploaded to our website.
