KUALA LUMPUR: An MP has urged the government to expand hostel capacity at public universities, saying too many students are being pushed into the rental market because on-campus accommodation is full.
V Ganabatirau (PH-Klang) said the rising cost of living had worsened the problem, with students paying RM300 to RM800 a month for off-campus accommodation, creating a heavy burden for their families.
“I call for part of the RM3.9 billion development fund under the higher education ministry’s budget to be used to increase hostel capacity, so that in the long run, no public university student needs to live off-campus,” he told the Dewan Rakyat.