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Hurst, Greg – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2022
Applications to local authorities for homelessness assistance per head are significantly higher in university towns and cities in England compared with areas without a university (1,428 per 100,000, compared with 1,007). Rates of households living in temporary accommodation are more than twice as high (475 per 100,000, compared with 218). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homeless People, College Role, Emergency Shelters
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Mulrenan, Patrick; Atkins, Julia; Cox, Simon – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
This study examines the experience of homeless university students. A focus group and in-depth interviews were conducted among 16 homeless students at a university in London to determine the factors that enable them to remain at university despite being homeless. Homelessness has been increasing in the UK since 2010, particularly in London.…
Descriptors: Homeless People, College Students, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries