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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. Best: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of undergraduates from each social group applied for student loans during their higher education course in each of the last five years. [183315] Alan Johnson: Data on the percentage of student loan applications from each social group are not available. Data are available on the take-up rate of student loans for all eligible students in the United Kingdom and are shown in the table. Percentage take-up of student loans by eligible population-- United Kingdom1--academic years 1998/99 to 2002/03 (provisional) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Academic year Income contingent loans2 Mortgage style loans3 All students 1998/99 69 68 68 1999/2000 76 66 72 2000/01 80 65 78 2001/02 82 69 81 2002/034 81 70 81 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Student loans are available to eligible students normally domiciled in the United Kingdom. 2 Students starting their course in 1998/99 or later under the new arrangements. 3 Students who entered higher education up to 1997/98 and those who entered in 1998/99 to whom existing arrangements still applied. 4 Provisional. Source: Student Loans Company.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

183315; 423 c1253W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Applications Finance Higher education Loans Take-up Students Social class

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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