Student co-ops in the news (Summer 2014)
Summer is a pretty quiet time for the student movement, despite this student co-operatives have still been in the headlines recently. If your co-op has been in the news, or you’d like help getting press coverage then do get in touch.
Co-operatives, engagement and the question of youth
Co-operative News – 4 August 2014
How do we engage young people? How do we increase youth participation? What support can we give to young co-operators?
Lack of housing options could result in more opportunities for housing co-operatives
Co-operative News – 3 August 2014
Faced with increased rent prices that did not reflect the poor quality of the houses, a group of students from Birmingham University decided to turn to the co-operative model for solutions.
Alternative generation: disenfranchised youth look to co-ops for work
The Guardian – 31 July 2014
A new crop of co-ops run by young people present a non-conventional route to viable employment, as youth still suffer the effects of the economic downturn.
Birmingham Students Housing Co-op on a solution to exploitative landlords
The Guardian– 25 July 2014
An interview with Helena Dunnett-Orridge, founding member of Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative on bringing student co-ops to the UK.
In your 20s? Look away now: the two graphs that say it all
Channel 4 News – 15 July 2014
We knew young people were finding it hard to get a job, buy a house, and even move out of home. Now we know just how bad it has become, as a new IFS report highlights the gap between young and old.
Co-operative movement votes to support Students for Co-operation
Slaney Street – 10 July 2014
An account of the launch of Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative and Co-operative Congress – the national conference of the UK’s co-operative movement.
The Phone Co-op supports first student housing co-op in the UK
The Phone Coop – 27 June 2014
Due to the high price of housing and exploitative landlords who tend to prey on the transitory nature of student life with poor quality housing, it is especially important to create cheaper, more efficient ways of housing the student population.
