Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell said student jobs were "nothing new".
Put off'
University tuition fees were rising to a maximum of £3,000 a year for students from England and Northern Ireland this autumn.
Some critics feared this would put people off applying for courses.
The TUC/NUS report - All Work and Low Pay - says 55% of young people from managerial and professional backgrounds work. Click here to read more.
