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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Amelia Hill

‘I’m missing out’: the cash-strapped UK university students forced to live at home

People with luggage walk past two brick gatehouses at University College London, with a domed building visible beyond
UCL, where Mariam says she spends much of her days waiting around due to her home being more than an hour away. Photograph: Benjamin John/Alamy

Most days, Mariam spends hours simply waiting.

The 19-year-old University College London student often finishes her lectures by mid-morning but has careers events or society meetings in the evening. The three-hour round trip to her family home means travelling back and forth makes little sense, so she waits on campus instead. More often than not, by the time the event starts, she is too exhausted to stay long.

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