Covid-19 causing ‘ticking time bomb of student deprivation’ – NUS Scotland

Covid-19 causing ‘ticking time bomb of student deprivation’ – NUS Scotland

Liam McCabe said more needs to be done to support students out of work due to the pandemic (Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament/PA) National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland president Liam McCabe has said there is a “ticking time bomb” of student deprivation as part-time work dries up due to coronavirus.

Mr McCabe called on the UK and Scottish governments to provide support to students who are unable to work because of the outbreak and are about to lose student funding over the summer.

The Students Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) stops payments over the summer, when students are not attending college or university.Speaking […]

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