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Many students are asking why a government that has offered financial assistance to so many other groups in society – through the furlough scheme, benefits uprating, help for small and large businesses and so on – has all but abandoned those on degree courses. Not only have students been expected to pay full fees of £9,250 a year, those in private rented accommodation have typically had to pay full rent, whether they have been living in their digs or not. Others have been forced further into debt as part-time work options all but disappeared overnight. The National Union of Students says “students have been consistently exploited and ignored during this pandemic”, adding that they are seen as “cash cows” and treated like “pound signs rather than people”.

Brighton and hoveUnited kingdomGavin williamsonTom allinghamNathan conboyCaroline lucasSusan clandillonUniversity of brightonOffice for studentsA department for educationScottish public services ombudsmanOffice of the independent adjudicatorNational union of studentsFor susan clandillonNational unionOpen university