'It’s all dangerous unregulated work, simply so people can stay in education. 'In an economic climate where there are very few jobs, where student support has been massively cut, people are taking more work in the informal economy, such as sex work. It is these reforms that are causing students to turn to the 'informal' sector for money, according to the NUS.Įstelle Hart, the NUS national women’s officer, told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast: 'Students are taking more dangerous measures. In addition, the education maintenance allowance (EMA) for 16 to 19-year-olds has been scrapped. Government reforms mean universities can start charging up to £9,000 annually in tuition fees from next year. She says she’ll stop stripping once she finds a full time job but says there are none available at the moment for young people.Įmma said: ‘I earn my own money and I’m getting through this recession in the best way I can without having to live off the state.’ The wage was enough to pay her fees and Emma, who lives with her parents in Glamorgan, says she still now earns £200 a week with the company. Glamour girl: Emma posing in a Nuts T-shirt at home
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