February 28, 2015
With financial support from parents decreasing, university students are getting more dependent on survival on their part-time jobs, a survey by the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations has found.
According to the survey results published on February 27, university students who live on their own received from their parents an allowance of 70,140 yen a month in 2014, down by 2,140 yen from the previous year. The ratio of the allowance to students’ total income hit a record low of 57.4% and the share of income from part-time jobs reached a record high of 20.9%.
The percentage of respondents who said they do more part-time work to make ends meet increased to 45% from 42%.
Of those students who have part-time jobs, 44.4% said that they use the earnings for living expenses.
According to the survey results published on February 27, university students who live on their own received from their parents an allowance of 70,140 yen a month in 2014, down by 2,140 yen from the previous year. The ratio of the allowance to students’ total income hit a record low of 57.4% and the share of income from part-time jobs reached a record high of 20.9%.
The percentage of respondents who said they do more part-time work to make ends meet increased to 45% from 42%.
Of those students who have part-time jobs, 44.4% said that they use the earnings for living expenses.
