One in 10 students turn to food banks in cost of learning crisis

The proportion of students using food banks has more than doubled since January, the NUS survey found. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

More than one in 10 students are using food banks because they cannot make ends meet during the cost of living crisis, according to a survey by the National Union of Students (NUS).

The poll of more than 3,500 university students found that 11% are using food banks, up from 5% in January, while 96% are cutting back as a result of soaring prices and bills.