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Food Insecure Students Are Often Housing Insecure Food insecurity is rarely an isolated condition, but instead is a sign of deeper financial hardship. As a result, people who are food insecure often experience other types of financial hardship as well, such as housing insecurity. There is less research available about student housing insecurity than about food insecurity, but the existing research indicates a serious problem. In the most recent data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 58,000 college students indicated that they were homeless. The actual number is likely much higher, since the FAFSA requires students to show complicated documentation of their homelessness to be classified as such. 17 In addition, the FAFSA fails to identify undocumented students who are homeless. Sixty-four percent of food insecure students also reported experiencing some type of housing insecurity. The survey conducted for this report found that housing problems were commonplace among food insecure students. Sixty-four percent of food insecure students also reported experiencing some type of housing insecurity in the past 12 months. Of even greater concern, 15 percent of food insecure students reported experiencing some form of homelessness – the most extreme form of housing insecurity. 17 National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, “Financial Aid for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth,” 2014, http://www.naehcy.org/sites/default/files/dl/fafsasurvey-report.pdf. 18
Food Insecure Students Are Often Housing Insecure Table 6: Housing Insecurity among Students, Last 12 Months Housing Insecurity All Respondents Food Secure Respondents Food Insecure Respondents Experienced any of the following 48% 33% 64% Had difficulty paying rent or mortgage 24% 12% 38% Didn’t pay full amount of rent or mortgage 12% 4% 20% Didn’t pay full amount of gas, oil, or electricity bill Borrowed money from friends or family to help pay bills Moved in with other people, even for a little while, because of financial problems 15% 6% 25% 35% 21% 49% 12% 5% 20% Moved 2 or more times per year 12% 7% 16% Homelessness Experienced any of the following 9% 3% 15% Thrown out of your home by someone else in the household because of financial problems 4%
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