< BACK TO CONTENTS UNITE STUDENTS | THE IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND ON THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE HELP TO MITIGATE FINANCIAL PRESSURES FOR STUDENTS ON LOW INCOMES EORR Risk 10: Cost pressures 23. Offer targeted accommodation bursaries for students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds 24. Remove additional fees, for example resit fees, where possible 25. Food pantries, parcels and other access to food initiatives are highly appreciated by students; consider how they can be targeted and expanded for disadvantaged students 26. Consider how to support students who have ‘gaps’ between loan payments and accommodation costs in both PBSA and HMO 27. Offer access to laptop schemes SUPPORT STUDENTS TO WORK EORR Risk 10: Cost pressures; Risk 12: Progression from higher education 28. Take every opportunity to employ students into part-time roles 29. Consider ringfencing some roles for disadvantaged students as appropriate 30. Find ways to help students to maintain good boundaries around working time as far as possible 31. Offer career mentors to disadvantaged students, especially those on professional courses EMBED COMPASSION INTO STUDENT PROCESSES11 EORR Risk 6: Insufficient academic support; Risk 7: Insufficient personal support 32. Consider how academic regulations are applied to students who need to work long hours, including no-penalty extensions and online resources 33. Consider the impact of accommodation maintenance or flat-dispute issues on students in the light of their wider life circumstances 12 https://www.ntu.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/2526771/ Compassionate-Communication-Statement.pdf RECOMMENDATIONS 18