[The Guardian] UK students: are you working a full-time job while studying?

UK students: are you working a full-time job while studying?

We’d like to hear from students who are working 35 hours a week or more while they’re at university

A report released last week from the Higher Education Policy Institute found that students in the UK today need to work more than 20 hours a week to meet a “basic standard of living”. A similar study carried out last year by the same organisation found a record 56% of full-time undergraduates had paid employment while studying, with many working and studying an average 56-hours a week.

This has come amid a rise in the cost of living, particularly housing, and experts have warned that those juggling the heavy combined workload are more at risk of dropping out.

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