3rd August 2009, 02:02 PM
There is nothing 'new' about this, either in archaeology or in a whole swathe of other professions. Nor does it necessarily exclude the less well off.
I and my wife (a biochemist) both did long periods of voluntary work before moving into very low-paid, insecure work in the early parts of our careers, without any parental subsidy. We did it mainly living on supplementary benefit (?23 a week in 1984, plus part of your rent paid, as far as I remember).
Benefit rules are much tighter now, though, and it is questionable whether an intern would be able to claim any benefit (because they would be deemed not to be available for paid work).
1man1desk
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I and my wife (a biochemist) both did long periods of voluntary work before moving into very low-paid, insecure work in the early parts of our careers, without any parental subsidy. We did it mainly living on supplementary benefit (?23 a week in 1984, plus part of your rent paid, as far as I remember).
Benefit rules are much tighter now, though, and it is questionable whether an intern would be able to claim any benefit (because they would be deemed not to be available for paid work).
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished