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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of students in full- time higher education are from families whose family income is (a) £10,000 or less, (b) £10,001 to £15,000, (c) £15,001 to £20,000 and (d) over £20,001 using the same definition of income as he proposes to use in assessing eligibility for a maintenance grant. [94722] Mr. Charles Clarke: In my Statement to the House on Higher Education on 22 January I said that 30 per cent. of students would benefit in full from the new Higher Education Grant of £1,000, available for those whose income was below £10,000. I have since received more up-to-date data which indicates that within the 30 per cent. of students to be supported, we may be able to afford to raise the threshold for the full grant higher than the proposed £10,000. The revised data is currently being checked and validated and I will make a further statement to the House when this has been completed. I shall also write to my hon Friend at that point with a more detailed answer to her question.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

399 c358W;399 c356W; 94722

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Admissions Families Eligibility Grants Higher education Personal income Low incomes Students

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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