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Prioritise implementation of the alternative student finance product

Submitted on Friday 2nd December 2016

Published on Thursday 29th December 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 15

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Economy ~ UK

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Prioritise implementation of the alternative student finance product

Petition Details

Many Muslims are unable to attend university, because their faith prohibits them from taking interest based loans to fund tuition fees.The government has acknowledged this and have developed an alternative financing model.This needs to be made available so that more students can attend university

Additional Information

Links to previous developments;

2014 consultation
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/349899/bis-14-984-government-response-to-a-consultation-on-a-sharia-compliant-alternative-finance-product.pdf

White Paper 2016
Page 56- Alternative student finance offer
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523546/bis-16-265-success-as-a-knowledge-economy-web.pdf

For information on developments visit
http://www.halalstudentloans.co.uk/


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