The energy crisis is also inviting itself into the kots. Many students have to deal with higher rents and charges. Consequences ? More and more of them are abandoning private kots.
Louis is an exception to the rule and now he regrets it. The young student had university accommodation and left it for a private flat. “On warned me that if next year I stayed the prices would probably go up on electricity.“Indeed, another student has seen his charges climb. “From blow as heating and electricity cost more Dearthe loads increase. Even the rents have been increased. For example, me, I changed kot because the rent of the one I had before to increase very strongly. And there, we have just come out of an entry inventory and the expert told us that next year, prices were going to increase further. This is certain.“
Aware of the situation, theUCLouvain highlights its university accommodation. The only alternative, according to her, is to increase prices in the private sector. Anne-Michele Of youngdirector of the support service explains: “The students find themselves with sometimes very high rents, it can go up to 600 euros for a room of 12 m2. In the private kots, the increase is there. Even if we cannot generalize (there are owners who remain completely correct). Some take advantage of it.“
The aid service has reinforced its staff, it expects many requests from panicked students. In Louvain-la-Neuve, a thousand students already benefit from housing assistance. 3,000 requests for financial aid have been submitted.
