Leaving Cert Results: Parents pay €453 a month per child in college

Parents pay out an average of €453 a month to support each child through college, with more students forced to live at home because of rising costs.

The number of parents who financially support their children at university has also jumped to 94% over the past year, a 20% increase on 2014.

The majority of parents are also getting into debt, while the numbers resorting to moneylenders has doubled over the past year.