An economic crash in Nigeria left international students in the United Kingdom struggling to afford tuition fees, with some at Teesside University blocked from their studies and ordered to return home.
SCFC organises a range of activities and offers food for free or at low cost, along with clothes and household items. As a result, students at UK universities have seen their savings wiped out and budgets suddenly and significantly reduced, leaving them struggling to afford the cost of living. “I’ve had to cut costs because of the currency crash, it hit my savings as I’d already budgeted funds to come here.Ms Fixter said her charity was currently at “maximum capacity” as a result of the situation and called on Teesside University to offer more support.