Australian students increasingly at risk of student poverty

One in seven university students regularly go without food and other necessities because they can't afford them

Source: AAP

Studying full time, working more than 20 hours/week, and still not being able to afford food or basic necessities - this is reality for one in seven Australian students, according to the new "Universities Australia Student Finances Survey 2017".



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