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Change the maintanence loan for weekend students to be available

Submitted by Zuzanna Dyc on Friday 27th March 2026

Published on Thursday 23rd April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Friday 23rd October 2026

Current Signatures: 175
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Access ~ Change ~ childcare ~ Communism ~ Economy ~ Education ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ fund ~ Loan ~ local ~ Reform ~ Retrain ~ skills ~ Studies ~ work

Petition Action

Change the maintanence loan for weekend students to be available

Petition Details

Many students cannot study during weekdays due to work or childcare, especially single parents. The Government should reform maintenance loans to support weekend and flexible learners equally. Fair access to funding would help more people enter education and improve their future.

Additional Information

Many students cannot study during weekdays due to work or childcare, especially single parents. The Government should reform maintenance loans to support weekend and flexible learners equally. Fair access to funding would help more people enter education and improve their future. This change would also help address skills shortages in key sectors by enabling more adults to retrain and gain qualifications, benefiting both the economy and local communities.


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