Planned rent increases remain on the cards at University College Cork (UCC), with students continuing to ask the university to consider reversing its stance on the matter. The UCC student union (UCC SU) argued that the proposed 3% increase would be the third such yearly increase to be introduced by the university, and placed an unfair financial burden on students. The incoming UCC SU is now waiting for an update from UCC management, UCC welfare officer Jamie Fraiser confirmed. The UCC SU is expecting that many more students will be under financial strain this year due to the impact of Covid-19, he added. All income generated by UCC campus accommodation is exclusively used by the company to meet such cost, he said.

Source: Irish Examiner June 25, 2020 16:52 UTC