Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 September 2015 (named day). It was answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

University of Central Lancashire

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students studying at the University of Central Lancashire received hardship grants in the 2015-16 academic year.

Answer: Since 2014-15 funding to support students in hardship has been incorporated into the Student Opportunities allocation. Information on the Student Opportunities allocations in the 2015-16 academic year is not yet available. Monitoring returns from institutions on the use of the Student Opportunities Fund for the 2014-15 academic year will be submitted to the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) in the first quarter of 2016 and will tell us how what proportion of the Fund was delivered as hardship payments to students. Information for 2015-16 will not be available until the first quarter of 2017.

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