Submitted on Saturday 28th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 1st April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop student finance repayments for at least 3 months during COVID-19 pandemic.
We would like the government to stop student finance repayments for at least 3 months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The elimination of this salary deduction and a 3 month interest holiday would reduce financial worries and free up more cash to help other dependants.
Currently, there is a financial strain on most households who have a number of people paying back their student loans. Cancelling the student loan repayment for at least 3 months would free up cash that could help support anyone who has a family member that has lost their job, or seen their income reduce significantly.
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There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308579
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NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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