Fill out this form to commit to with holding your rent for the January payment window!

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM IF YOU ARE IN HALLS

WE NEED AS MANY STUDENTS IN HALLS TO COMPLETE THIS FORM AS POSSIBLE

Since moving to university in September, students at Swansea university have been treated as a reliable source of income by the university, rather than students. We were moved to Swansea during a pandemic, when the university was fully aware that we would either rarely access campus, or not access it at all. Most students at the university could’ve undertaken the first term from their laptop at home, and the upcoming term will be no different. We have seen students having extortionate rent costs being syphoned out of their already criminally low maintenance loans, for a service we don’t require. As we head into a new lockdown, it is clear that on-campus learning will be minimal. Conflicting advice from the UK government and devolved governments has caused great confusion among students, and the university have remained shockingly silent. Amidst all this a student mental health crisis is raging. For years, mental health support nationally has been cut to the bone, and the pandemic has revealed the effects of this. Forced away from home unnecessarily, many students have struggled with the isolation of the pandemic, and lack of social interaction outside of their accommodation bubble. All this to line the pockets of the university. At the same time, students have been set difficult January deadlines, with no access to on-campus support for assignments and no-help over Christmas.

We demand:
- A mass rent refund for students!
- Complete cancellation of rent for this term for students unable to move into halls and government funding to plug the funding gap!
- For the right of students in private housing to cancel their contracts. Compensation to the landlords only on the basis of proven need!
- For the election of a Swansea University Pandemic Advisory Group made up of Students and Workers
- A fair evaluation of the situation next term regarding accommodation and lockdown!
- Funding support for mental health services!
- Clear guidance to students regarding the new lockdown, direct from the university!
We Also Call For:
* For democratically set rents, decided on by elected committees including students!
* For democratic control and oversight of health and safety!
* For democratically elected committees made up of campus unions, workers and students!
* Build a national student movement to fight for the funding our universities need! Scrap the market model and fight for free, high quality education for all!

FOR EVERY 50 STUDENTS THAT FILL OUT THIS FORM, OVER £100,000 CAN BE HELD FROM THE UNIVERSITY!]

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