BC Greens are calling on government to help more students
The head of the organization representing more than 100 provincial food banks has seen a “notable increase” in the number of post-secondary students experiencing food insecurity.
BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau said “escalating costs of living, inflation and soaring tuition fees” are “pushing students to the brink” with international students, who are unable to work to help make ends meet, impacted the most. A self-selecting, non-representative survey of 6,167 students on 13 targeted university campuses, including the University of Victoria, found that 56.8 per cent of students were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021, a sharp increase from the findings of a 2016 survey.
But the survey also found that the prevalence of food insecurity among non-students was 19.2 per cent. These findings led the authors to write that they “found no evidence that post-secondary students were disproportionately” affected by food insecurity. The 2023 study also lacked data to examine food insecurity rates among marginalized groups and was conducted using data collected before the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors also acknowledge the need to study the impact of broader post-secondary policies on food security.
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