Student accommodation capacity and price

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Jessica Sharkey

To whom this may concern,

I hope you're well.

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2003:

1. Do you offer/allocate university student accommodation?

If so:

2.
a) What is the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation offered as of academic year starting September 2024?
b) What was the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation offered in the academic year 2023/2024
c) What was the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation offered in the academic year 2022/2023

3. How many student accommodation places do you have this academic year (2024/2025)?

4. How many undergraduate student offers have you made ahead of this academic year (2024/2025)?

5. Last academic year, how many undergraduate students were unable to secure a place in the university's student accommodation?

Thank you kindly.
I look forward to your response,

Jessica Sharkey

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InfoRequest, Cardiff University

Dear Jessica Sharkey

 

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 11
July 2024

 

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.

 

 1. Do you offer/allocate university student accommodation?

Yes

If so:

2.

a) What is the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation
offered as of academic year starting September 2024?

                                £119.21 weekly/we don’t calculate rent
monthly – contracts don’t operate on this basis

b) What was the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation
offered in the academic year 2023/2024

                                £112.98 weekly/we don’t calculate rent
monthly – contracts don’t operate on this basis

c) What was the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation
offered in the academic year 2022/2023

£107.59 weekly/we don’t calculate rent monthly – contracts don’t operate
on this basis

3. How many student accommodation places do you have this academic year
(2024/2025)?

                Currently 6370

4. How many undergraduate student offers have you made ahead of this
academic year (2024/2025)?

                None

5. Last academic year, how many undergraduate students were unable to
secure a place in the university's student accommodation?

 

                All undergraduate students guaranteed a place in
university provided accommodation were allocated.

 

 

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