Student accommodation: UCD has the most expensive campus room at €11,888

Student accommodation: UCD has the most expensive campus room at €11,888

Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722

Student accommodation market has turned toxic on all fronts

The student accommodation sector is in need of urgent reform, with students undergoing disproportionate hardship just to find somewhere to live, according to Social Democrats education spokesperson Jen Cummins. Deputy Cummins said: “Student accommodation has gotten so expensive that some colleges’ student unions, such as UCD’s, have felt compelled to start a food bank for its members who are struggling to make ends meet. “The most affordable roo…