Submitted on Sunday 29th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 15th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Relevant Departments
Reimburse students tuition fees and implement increased maintenance grants
University students are under a lot of pressure at the moment to attain at a high standard while also worrying about lack of resources and family members who may be sick or are sick themselves. To be expected to still pay back tuition fees and maintenance loans is unrealistic and harmful.
University students should not be left out of the conversation as has been evident so far. It has been acknowledged how school and college students will be unable to perform in their exams and thus have been cancelled. However, while the government may not have a say on university exams, they can ease some of the strain on students by providing comfort in knowing they will not be in debt due to such circumstances and also not feel restricted by lack of income in their final term.
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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.
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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302855
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304855
Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308579
Allow full time students to claim universal credit during the Covid-19 pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304298
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