According to a survey by the Tokyo District Private University Faculty and Staff Union, the amount of remittance to boarding house students who entered a private university in the Kanto region in the spring of 2018 was 8 yen, the lowest since the survey started in 3,100.

 The survey was conducted from May to July 2018 by mailing questions to parents of freshmen attending 5 private universities such as Waseda University and Meiji University in the five prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, and Tochigi, 7. I got a valid answer from a person.The average household income including tax is 5 yen.

 それによると、受験から入学までにかかる費用は下宿生が218万1,818円で、前年度比4,400円、自宅生が156万4,418円で前年度比1,400円のそれぞれ増加となった。下宿生が入学の年にかかる費用は296万2,918円で、前年度より2万200円減少している。

 The amount of remittance to boarding house students (April-December) was 4 yen, which was 12 yen lower than the previous year. When converted per month, it was 78 yen, and has been steadily decreasing since the peak of 1,100 yen in 2.It decreased by 4,600 yen from the previous year.

 Of the remittances, the amount allocated to rent continues to increase, and the amount that boarders can allocate to living expenses is about 2 yen per month.The harsh reality of not being able to live a student life without a part-time job became apparent.

 The ratio of expenses required for the year of admission to the tax-included income of boarding house households has reached 31.9%, and the burden is outstanding. Income including tax, which exceeds 900 million, is higher than the domestic average, but the burden is still approaching its limit.

reference:[Tokyo District Private University Faculty and Staff Union Union] Announced "Family Budget Survey 2018 for Private University Freshmen" (PDF)

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