Disparities in College Students’ Financial Hardships during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Housing insecurity of medicaid beneficiaries with cognitive disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…People with cognitive disabilities were more likely to be housing insecure prior to the pandemic as a result of having less money, having less education, being less likely to own their homes, and having a lack of proper support to care for themselves at home than nondisabled people and some people with other disabilities. 6 , 19 , 25 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 37 People with cognitive disabilities may be further disadvantaged when also Medicaid beneficiaries due to Medicaid’s low income requirements, making them more likely to live in substandard housing and have a lack of affordable housing to choose from, resulting in financial incidents increasing their risk of becoming unhoused. 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 In addition, when faced with limited financial resources, people often have to choose between spending money on health care, housing, utilities, or food; 38 as such, housing costs not only force low income people to make more choices about how to spend their money, but also, as a result, make them more likely to face eviction.…”

“…For example, housing insecurity is more common among Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) due to discrimination, including wealth gaps and racist housing policies. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Housing insecurity is also more common among renters, LGBTQ people, lower income people, those with less education, and unmarried and single people. 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Meanwhile, there is conflicting evidence about age (older versus younger adults), cisgender men and women, and household size (larger versus smaller households), with some evidence finding one subgroup more likely to experience housing insecurity and some finding the opposite subgroup being more likely.…”

“…1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Housing insecurity is also more common among renters, LGBTQ people, lower income people, those with less education, and unmarried and single people. 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Meanwhile, there is conflicting evidence about age (older versus younger adults), cisgender men and women, and household size (larger versus smaller households), with some evidence finding one subgroup more likely to experience housing insecurity and some finding the opposite subgroup being more likely. 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 16 Research also indicates public assistance and insurance programs, including SSI/SSDI, Medicare, Medicaid, can play an important role in housing security.…”

“…People with cognitive disabilities are not only higher risk for COVID-19 but were also likely to face housing insecurity prior to the pandemic. 6 , 25 , 31 , 32 , 33 For these reasons, the aim of this study was to explore housing insecurity of people with cognitive disabilities who were Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021-May 2022). To do so, we examined secondary United States Census Bureau 34 COVID-19 Household Pulse Survey data from 473,626 (unweighted) people, including Medicaid beneficiaries with cognitive disabilities.…”

Study of Covid-19 - Related Ecological Habitat of College Students: A Survey

“…Unfortunately, there has not been enough research done on the number of students able to do all the necessary things in the face of additional restrictions and their concerns about academic and career problems. Research has been found on financial hardship during a pandemic for different segments of students (Soria et al, 2022), on various types of student assistance during a pandemic, such as the development and improvement of online programs (Hollander et al, 2020) From the results it was concluded that hours spent on gadgets such as mobile and laptops was highly rated in age group under 20 and between 21-25 and was medium rated in age group above 26.…”