A student union leader says the situation for some is “desperate” as they are “at breaking point”.
Peter Marks, who runs the UK’s biggest club chain, says students are going out later and spending less.
The ruling follows the death of 20-year-old University of Bristol student Natasha Abrahart.
A university accidentally printed the answers on one of their exams and is making students resit.
Pupils are forced to postpone science experiments, and even switch courses, months before their GCSEs.