Students say higher costs are limiting opportunities to socialise and take part in trips and clubs.
The students' union at UWTSD's Carmarthen campus has also seen more people coming to them for advice about money.
"It limits the freedom students have to enjoy, to go on nights out and trips with the university - it limits a lot," she said.Rent for university accommodation has been frozen this year, but Ms Gibbons said students living in private rentals had struggled.Image caption,Ms Gibbons said going out and socialising should not be considered a luxury and was "something that students should be able to do".
A high proportion of students at the university, which has three main campuses in Lampeter, Carmarthen and Swansea, are older and many have families.The university's Rhys Dart says says Christmas is a pinch point as students wait until January for their next instalment of finance The university has opened up a food hub and is offering soup and a roll for £1 for students and staff"We know that if students are going to lectures hungry they're not going to get the best out of their lectures, and we want to do all we can to support them," said Kelly Williams, who is in charged of facilities.
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