TUNTREET
What happens to the student’s economy now? CAN’T USE MY MONEY FOR BEER :-(
Tilde Birgitte Dalberg Journalist
Oda Braar Wæge Illustrator
Astrid Kisen Translator
Tuntreet conducted a survey to see how NMBU students’ economy is affected due to the corona pandemic. Many of the answers we received were quite surprising. There has been a lot of cases in the media about students being laid off their part time job, and henceforth are struggling. First, it was decided that these students should be offered an additional loan from the State Educational Loan Fund. After strong reactions from students all over the country who thought it was unfair to add an additional loan on students, it was decided that 30% of the loan was to be turned in to a grant. Can’t Find a Summer Job Most people don’t notice an economical difference during this corona crisis, but 23% of the students receiving financial support are still negatively affected. Many of these students claim it is due to being laid off, having lost their job or summer job, or that whether they get a summer job or not is still uncertain. Most participants did have the summer job as an important source of income in addition to the grants and student loan. The lack of available summer jobs may have significant consequences for students.
IT’S MY OWN FAULT I USED MY MONEY ON GAMES SINCE I SUDDENLY HAVE THE TIME
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