{"id":3306,"date":"2015-08-10T17:58:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T17:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tesyouth.org\/t\/?p=3306"},"modified":"2023-07-11T15:21:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T15:21:45","slug":"increase-in-university-students-working-to-fund-their-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tesyouth.org\/t\/increase-in-university-students-working-to-fund-their-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase in university students working to fund their studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3308\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tesyouth.org\/t\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Students.jpg\" alt=\"Students\" width=\"320\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tesyouth.org\/t\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Students.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.tesyouth.org\/t\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Students-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>The number of university students working to help fund their studies has risen sharply, a survey has found. <\/p>\n<p>About 77% of students work, up from 59% last year, the study of 4,642 students by insurance firm Endsleigh and the National Union of Students suggested.<\/p>\n<p>It found that students earned an average of \u00a3412 a month, with women earning 36% less than men. Most said they worked part-time, but 14% said they held down full-time jobs during term-time, holidays or both.<\/p>\n<p>More than half (56%) of those with a job said they worked because they had under-estimated the expense of university, especially the cost of accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>A large majority (87%) said developing additional skills and enhancing their CV were also important reasons for working whilst studying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parental support<\/strong><br \/>\nThe online survey of 4,642 university students also found:<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> 63% of respondents said that they had a part-time job, while 33% of students worked part-time during term time<br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong> Male students earned an overall average of \u00a3522 a month during term time, compared to \u00a3334 for female students<br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong> 46% of students said they used their overdraft to help make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the increase in the number of students with jobs, dependence on other sources of finance has not decreased, the survey suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Just over half of students (53%) said they depended on their parents to help them through university.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile 74% said they relied on a student loan as a main source of income, up from 67% last year and 60% in 2013. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/education-33843987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of university students working to help fund their studies has risen sharply, a survey has found. 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