Leeds students spent nearly £14m during Fresher's Week - new research reveals

Research has revealed that students in Leeds spent nearly £14m during Freshers' Week this year.

By Abbey Maclure

Published 13th Oct 2019, 15:05 BST

Updated 16th Oct 2019, 12:42 BST

The average student in Leeds spent 227 during Freshers' Week

According to the banking app Yolt, the average Leeds student spent £227 when they were welcomed to the city at the end of September.

This is less than the national average spend during Freshers' Week which was £283.

The app surveyed 2000 students in the 2019 Student Survey.

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Yolt revealed the average monthly budget for UK students is £418 and students spent 67 per cent of their monthly budget on Freshers' Week alone.

There are around 60,000 students in Leeds studying in one of five universities.

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