in other words even if the coverage of benefits is good as it appears to be the case for instance for single parents see figure this leaves the question about their adequacy unanswered for the measured income of a young person her living arrangements are moreover arguably as important as the labour market situation for young people labour market entry is often associated with the move out of the parents home financial independence from the parents and possibly with family formation this is especially true in times of meagre entrylevel wages and a high incidence of parttime work among the young employed finally intrafamily transfers from parents or close relatives may be an important source of revenue especially for youth in education and for neets