Students at University of Manchester join rent strike over cost of living crisis

The University of Manchester, where students are asking for no further increases in rent over the next three years. Photograph: Campus Shots/Alamy

Scores of students in halls of residence at the University of Manchester are withholding their rent payments this month over the cost of living crisis, according to organisers of the action.

The students are seeking to pressure their university into offering a 30% cut on monthly rent payments, including a rebate for fees already paid, which they claim have become unaffordable.