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Umfrage: Startkapital für Kinder: Viele Eltern geraten unter Druck

Fast zwei Drittel der Eltern glauben, ihren Kindern bessere Startchancen bieten zu können als die eigenen Eltern. Für viele bleibt finanzielle Unterstützung aber eine Belastung.

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Umfrage: Startkapital für Kinder: Viele Eltern geraten unter Druck

A recent survey reveals that nine out of ten parents desire to financially assist their children in their transition to adulthood. Roughly half (49.1 percent) of the respondents already set aside money specifically for this purpose, while another 41.4 percent indicated they plan to provide support if their financial situation allows.

However, the initial capital for their children's future is not an automatic given. About 39 percent of the 586 surveyed adults with children under 18 years old find it particularly challenging to provide their offspring with the financial assistance they would like to give as parents. Over 63 percent worry that they will not be able to sufficiently support their children financially.

Despite this, a majority of respondents believe they can offer their children better starting conditions than they received themselves. Almost two thirds (63.8 percent) of the parents think they can provide their children with better educational and financial starting conditions. Around 17 percent believe it has become more difficult. The rest see no change compared to the past.

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