Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Tuesday, 21 April 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2020. It was answered by Michelle Donelan (Conservative) on Friday, 1 May 2020 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Students: Coronavirus
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Student Loans Company plan to provide support to (i) current and (ii) prospective students whose parents have lost their jobs as a result of the covid-19 outbreak by (A) facilitating access to full maintenance loans and (B) reinstating maintenance grants.
- Answer
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Many higher education providers will have hardship funds to support students in times of need, including emergencies. The expectation is that where any student requires additional support, providers will support them through their own hardship funds. Contact details are available on university websites.
In addition, students will continue to receive payments of maintenance loans for the remainder of the current academic year, 2019/20. Students who need to undertake additional weeks of study on their course in the current academic year may also qualify for additional long courses loan to help with their living costs.
Parents who have lost their jobs and whose income has dropped by 15% or more in the current financial year will be able to apply to Student Finance England to have their children’s living costs support reassessed for the 2020/21 academic year from 1 August 2020 onwards. This will increase the amount of support students and prospective students are entitled to in 2020/21.
Information for parents on how to apply for a current year assessment is available on the Student Finance England website at: https://media.slc.co.uk/sfe/currentyearincome/index.html.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 38455
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Grants Loans Unemployment Students Student Loans Company Department for Education Coronavirus
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