Debt worries force students to take on jobs
Debt worries force students to take on jobs
Monday 4th August 2008
In the fifth annual Student Living Index compiled by NatWest, four out of ten students surveyed said that they will be juggling their studies with a job when the new term begins.
The report also found that 25,000 more undergraduates have taken up jobs in term time this year than in 2007.
Ben Gray, president of The National Union of Students (NUS) Wales, told the Western Mail: "We recognise that students are working more and more to pay for their studies and living costs. This affects their academic work and their health. Rising costs are hitting students hard."
According to the NUS, the average student currently leaves college facing a total loan debt of around £20,000.
Students who feel they are facing a debt problem are urged to seek out professional debt help.
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