Manchester Metropolitan University students struggling to find accommodation in the city have been offered £100 a week to live in a different city and town. The offer comes after first year students have reported issues with finding a place to stay in the city through the university’s accommodation portal.
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) says the accommodation crisis has come after it had ‘significantly more offer-holders than anticipated’. While it works to secure places for student within the city, it says it has offered ‘temporary options’ with private hall partners, including those in Liverpool and Huddersfield.
Yesterday, students received a message via the portal saying housing demand in the city is ‘currently the highest’ they have ever experienced. The message went on to offer the waiting students residence at halls 'a short distance away' in Liverpool and Huddersfield.
