Liverpool could see hundreds of more students this year after Manchester Metropolitan University offered their students £100 a week to live down the M62.
The students were offered the chance to commute from Liverpool after they experienced issues with finding a place to stay in Manchester through the university's accommodation portal.
Students were also offered 'temporary options' to stay in other cities such as Huddersfield, where the university has private halls partners. Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) says the accommodation crisis has come after it had 'significantly more offer-holders than anticipated’.
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MMU students received a message offering first-year students residence at halls a 'short distance away' in Liverpool and Huddersfield. The message sent through the portal also highlighted the housing demands in the city are 'currently the highest' they have ever seen.
The MMU students could be relocated as far as 30 miles away from Manchester and would be paid £100 a week. This was offered to 'cover out-of-pocket expenses, including travel costs'.
The students were offered to stay in an en-suite room in the Prospect Point building, run by Unite Students near London Road in Liverpool.
A Manchester Metropolitan University spokesperson told the MEN : “Manchester is an incredibly popular student city and there is significant demand for accommodation. We have offered places to our target student numbers this year and planned our accommodation based on long-term experience of how many of those offers are likely to be accepted, while also building in a considerable cushion.
“However, significantly more offer-holders than anticipated have been accepting and meeting the conditions of our offer. The issue around accommodation availability affects around 2% of undergraduate students planning to join us in September.
“While we continue to work hard to secure accommodation for them in the city region, we are now providing temporary options with our private hall partners in Liverpool and Huddersfield. We will cover travel costs to Manchester for any students who take up this offer.
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