UT Austin students whose families earn less than $125,000 a year may be able to get money to cover a portion of their on-campus rent for one academic year.
“Some students are paying $1,800 a month [in rent],” Mohamed said. “I don’t see what $1,800 per academic year would do for students.”Low-income students are often the most burdened by housing costs, having to juggle classes and jobsStudents like Casey McKee would qualify for the program. McKee, a second-year student from Florida, receives free tuition because her single parent earns less than $65,000 a year.
“When you have something like a $170 parking pass that you have to pay for each month or groceries or gas or just any type of necessity that you need when it comes to living, I think that $1,800 goes a lot further than a lot of people would expect it to,” she saidIn a press release, UT officials said they anticipate giving housing stipends to 3,500 students. The money will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and the university says it will prioritize first-year students.
The cost of the program — about $5.8 million — will come out of the rent UT Austin collects on university housing. UT Austin President Jay Hartzell said in a press release that this program would ensure more low-income students could live on campus — closer to classes and fellow students. A second-year student from San Antonio, Lorianne Willett, said she couldn’t afford to live on campus as a freshman and that she missed out on study sessions because she lived farther away.“That’s pretty close to two months of rent for me,” Willett said. “I feel like that’s not really anything."
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