Students from regional areas ​so poor they are struggling to eat

Sophie Boyd
August 16 2018 - 5:30am
13 per cent of regional students had deferred their studies because they couldn’t afford it, a study has revealed. Photo: Shutterstock
13 per cent of regional students had deferred their studies because they couldn’t afford it, a study has revealed. Photo: Shutterstock

One in five university students from regional areas regularly go without food and other necessities because of financial hardship and defer university because of costs at a rate almost twice that of their metro-raised counterparts. 

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Sophie Boyd

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