The Students' Union at Waterford Institute of Technology has teamed up with Travelodge to put up students who can't find accommodation.
WITSU says the hotel on the Cork Road is offering students rooms at discounted rates until they can find somewhere to live.
Many students in Waterford are still looking for accommodation for this academic year.
It comes as rent at WIT's on campus living has risen by 3 per cent.
John Fortune, WITSU President, says they're also calling on homeowners to provide digs to students:
Householders with a room to rent can have their ads in place on the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) StudentPad platform,
a new website to help connect people who want to rent rooms as well as landlords wishing to advertise directly to students.
There is a demand for lodging and digs in Waterford - including students who want a room weeknights while their course runs, international students here for one semester, and apprenticeship students.
Paula Rochford, Welfare Officer at Waterford Institute of Technology Students' Union (WITSU) says
"The WITStudentPad.ie website gives homeowners, landlords, and people looking for a flatmate or housemate a chance to avail of the country's rent a room scheme which allows people to rent a room in their home and earn €14,000 a year tax free. It could also be a great way to have company if you're on your own or have a large, empty house. Many international students are here for just a semester, and this is a great way to introduce your family to different cultures, and make new friends,"
Homeowners who would like to try out renting a room can give it a go for one semester.
There's a one-week study break in October, and classes traditionally finish in early December before exams. It's mid-January before semester 2 begins.
People with a room to rent in Waterford can advertise on WIT's newly-launched website WITStudentPad.ie
Students can also register and get property alerts emailed directly to them whenever accommodation becomes available that matches what they are looking for.
The next steps for anybody interested are to look at the rent-a-room-relief on the Revenue website and start adding their room/property to https://www.witstudentpad.ie/Landlords.
