Submitted on Thursday 8th November 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 14th November 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Reform the student maintenance loans so they are not based on parental income
The current student maintenance loan means testing is not functional in ensuring all students have enough to cover rent and basic living costs at university.
Sign this petition to force the government to resolve this issue and ensure all students are given the opportunity to be financially secure!
The current system does not legally require parents to assist their children and does not take into account siblings going to University at the same time.
This leaves some students without enough income to cover their living or even housing costs.
Further reading:
https://amp.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/08/parents-in-dark-need-top-up-student-loans-maintenance
https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2016/09/how-much-are-parents-supposed-to-give-their-children-when-they-go-to-university/
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/227902
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