90% of P.E.I. students not confident they could find new housing if needed, report finds [Video]

A newly released report highlights widespread concerns among on Prince Edward Island’s post-secondary students over the availability and affordability of housing. 

The report was prepared for the UPEI Student Union, and polled students on what issues they think the union should prioritize.

Noah Mannholland, the student union’s council chair, said the report is the first step in addressing the concerns.

“Housing has repeatedly been at the top of that list,” Mannholland said. 

“We needed to get the ball rolling, so the first thing to do whenever you’re trying to figure out a problem is to identify the scope, and so that’s what this [report] is.”

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