UQU Cost of Living Survey

This survey is being run through the UQ Union Student Rights Collective as we want to hear from you about how cost of living has impacted you! 

The UQ Union Student Rights Collective is here to fight for your rights as students, this includes addressing and advocating on issues relating to welfare and academic matters that impact students. As part of this, we are joining the National Union of Students (NUS) campaign to end student poverty. The responses you provide to this survey will help shape our campaigns and advocacy towards ensuring an end to student poverty and that no student is left behind! 

For more information or to ask how you can get more involved, please contact: student.rights@uqu.com.au

You can also get more involved with the campaign through the UQU Student Rights Collective Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/326530476886534/

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* 1. Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate student?

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* 2. Are you a domestic or International Student? 

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* 3. Do you study full-time or part-time?

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* 4. How old are you?

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* 5. Do you currently receive any government income support payments? (e.g. Youth Allowance, Austudy, Jobseeker, Disability Support Pension, Abstudy).

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* 6. If you do receive government income support payments - do you believe the current rate that is paid is enough to financially support you with the cost-of-living whilst you are studying?

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* 7. If you don't receive government income support payments - is there a reason as to why? (For example: You applied but was rejected, not eligible) 

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* 8. Do you currently work to financially support yourself whilst studying?

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* 9. To what extent do you agree with the following statement?
"I have been impacted by cost-of-living pressures recently"

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* 10. How have the cost-of-living pressures affected you? (For example: your mental health wellbeing, your ability towards your education, your financial wellbeing) 

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* 11. Please rank the below cost-of-living pressures in order from the highest (1) to lowest (7) based on your current experiences. 
 
 

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* 12. Have you had to reprioritise expenditure or go without anything due to cost of living pressures? 

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* 13. If yes, please describe how you have had to re-prioritise or gone without items. 

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* 14. What do you think could be done by governments to ease cost-of-living pressures on students? 

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* 15. Do you have any further comments that you would like to add about cost of living? 

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