Student accommodation crisis: Government aims to increase beds in digs by 10,000

New Student Accommodation Strategy aims to boost bed numbers between now and 2035 by 42,000
The Government is aiming to increase what is available under the rent-a-room scheme by 10,000. File picture

The Government is aiming to increase what is available under the rent-a-room scheme by 10,000. File picture

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 - 17:07
Tadgh McNally

A central plank of the Government's plans to increase student accommodation over the next decade is to increase the number of beds in digs by 10,000.

The new Student Accommodation Strategy aims to boost bed numbers between now and 2035 by 42,000.

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