SVP On Track To Spent Over €200,000 Assisting Third level Students In Cork By The End Of The Year
SVP spent €68,000 helping third level students in Cork in 2018 and say that by the end of July they had spent €110,000.
The charity were speaking after it was revealed that students at University College Cork face some of the highest rent increases in the price of college accommodation in the country, with hikes of up to 11.5%.
A recent survey also found that 55% of students with jobs are regularly skipping lectures to go to work.
Speaking to RedFM News, South West Regional co-ordinator Gerry Garvey details why some students are finding it hard to cope this year:
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