This statistic shows distributions of different levels of parental financial support given to adult children in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by type of support. Of large one off payments given, 63 percent of British parents reported that the payment was a gift that required no paying back. Small one off payments were also given as a gift in a similar way by 77 percent of British parents.
Financial support given to adult children by parents in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by type
Characteristic
It is a gift and I don't want them to pay me back
It is a gift but I would like them to pay me back
It is a loan and they will pay me back in regular installments
It is a loan and they will pay me back if and when they can
* Sample size for the particular question.
The full question read as follows: "For each of the different kinds of financial support that you have given to an adult child or children, which, if any of the following statements best describe that support?"
The source adds the following information: "ComRes interviewed 2,055 GB adults online between 14th and 16th June 2013. ComRes also interviewed over the telephone 510 British adults with a combined annual household income of £20,000 and below between 17th June and 8th July."
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ComRes, & Social Market Foundation. (October 19, 2013). Financial support given to adult children by parents in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379458/uk-british-family-financial-support-type-of-support/
ComRes, und Social Market Foundation. "Financial support given to adult children by parents in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by type." Chart. October 19, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379458/uk-british-family-financial-support-type-of-support/
ComRes, Social Market Foundation. (2013). Financial support given to adult children by parents in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379458/uk-british-family-financial-support-type-of-support/
ComRes, and Social Market Foundation. "Financial Support given to Adult Children by Parents in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379458/uk-british-family-financial-support-type-of-support/
ComRes & Social Market Foundation, Financial support given to adult children by parents in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379458/uk-british-family-financial-support-type-of-support/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Financial support given to adult children by parents in Great Britain (United Kingdom) as of 2013, by type [Graph], ComRes, & Social Market Foundation, October 19, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379458/uk-british-family-financial-support-type-of-support/
