YUSU have voiced concerns over the lack of confirmation regarding funding for the 2013/14 academic year.
After President Kallum Taylor said earlier this month at the finances of the Students’ Union were at “breaking point”, the University are yet to confirm the funding levels for the coming year.
Taylor told Vision that the delay was “ridiculous”, saying: “We’re still waiting on confirmation of what we have to work with next year; whether we cut, or invest.
“They’re yet to address our concerns and questions on wider student experience funding through the GSA and the colleges, as well as the fact that our funding per student has been cut for the last four or five years. We’ve got so many more students to serve, with essentially less money, and we can’t push our margins tighter without lessening the value of the work we do.
A change in the level of funding YUSU receives for next year would affect a number of different student services offered by the Students’ Union – an issue that Taylor has already voiced concerns about:
“Everything we do, from societies, sports, volunteering, welfare support etc. will be affected by this.”
A University spokesman told Vision: “YUSU were informed of their grant for 2013/14 on 28 May. As indicated in the email to the YUSU Chief Executive, all budgets are subject to final approval.”
YUSU have been only made aware of an expected budget and claim to have had no confirmation.