44% of students feel it’s difficult to find any accommodation suitable due to high costs.

• The majority (63%) of students are living at home
• 12% of students tried looking for suitable accommodation but gave up and are now living at home
• 26% of students are renting with others

 

With universities and colleges starting back in September, iReach Insights conducted a nationally representative survey of 1,001 Irish students on their accommodation status and what difficulties they face when searching for accommodation.

 

·        44% of students think that its difficult to find any accommodation due to costs, this figure is highest amongst students living in Dublin with 52% of students agreeing.

 

·        1 in 4 students feel it’s difficult to find any suitable accommodation due to lack of availability, this number is highest with 53% of students living in Ulster and Connacht agreeing.

 

·        26% of students are renting accommodation with other students. 43% of students living in Ulster and Connacht are renting with others and 32% of students in Munster renting.

 

·        Only 6% of students are renting on their own and 6% find it hard to find people to share with.

 

 

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About iReach Insights

 

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 9^th - 16^th June and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

 

 

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iReach Managing Director: Oisin Byrne
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