• Parental financial support type 2013 survey

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	Other
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Release date

October 2013

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

June and July 2013

Number of respondents

536*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

* 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."