Results of study lead to NUS warning of poverty crisis,against backdrop of UCL rent strike and scrapping of maintenance grantsNearly a third of young people in the UK say they are too haunted to look at their bank balance, a survey has found, and as student unions warn of an emerging national crisis. The finding,which comes during national student money week, raises concerns about a generation struggling to service debt as they try to pick up an education in the hope of securing their financial future. It is feared money worries are deterring many from taking up the opportunity of higher education.
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Source: theguardian.com