Audio report by Hanzala Fayaz
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets, university students are finding themselves at the sharp end of rising prices.
From skyrocketing rent in student halls to the increased cost of a basic weekly shop, many are forced to choose between their studies and their social lives.
Hanzala Fayaz has been speaking to students in Leicester and Sheffield to find out how they are coping.