Acting on government policy, universities too have been steadily increasing their tuition fees. Not surprisingly, the number of students applying for educational assistance loans has also been rising steadily. By 2007, more than 360,000 students had applied. Students from non-wealthy families, who make up the majority of university students, are also finding it necessary to take on part-time work to earn a little cash.
再加上各大學紛紛採取高學費政策、逐年調高學費，造成申請助學貸款的人數年年攀高（2007 年累計總數已超過 36 萬人），也使得家境背景並不富裕的眾多大學生，在學期間必須投入打工市場「加減賺」。