Submitted on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 19th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Remove university accommodation fees from 1st March 2020- end of contract.
Support should be given to students that are renting from university accommodation. Lectures have been cancelled and the services that university accommodation provide have decreased,for example,closure of common rooms.Some students have also been forced to move.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak many students are facing financial pressures and stress. Many students have also returned home and are no longer living in student accommodation. There has been no clarity from the government in terms of what measures they have put in place to aid students during these times. The removal of university accommodation fees from at least the start of March till the end of the academic year would provide closure for many university students and aid financially.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Suspending payments or providing refunds for tuition fees and rent are a matter for individual universities and landlords, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want the Government to refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302855
If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256
If you have concerns about your university's arrangements for teaching and assessment you should raise these with your university or the Office for Students, which regulates the higher education sector.
We understand that the current situation is stressful for many people. Student Minds, a mental health charity for students, is collating guidance and developing resources to support students experiencing stress as a result of the current situation, which you may find useful: www.studentminds.org.uk/coronavirus.html
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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