Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 24 May 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 June 2012. It was answered by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Monday, 11 June 2012 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Students: Loans
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of full-time undergraduate students take out maintenance loans in England; and what the (a) minimum value, (b) maximum value and (c) average value was of such loans in the latest period for which figures are available.
[110516]
- Answer
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On average, students domiciled in England took out an income-contingent maintenance loan of £3,630 in the 2010/11 academic year compared to £3,600 in 2009/10. This is an average based on eligible students who were paid a maintenance loan. Some 855,300 (or 82%) of students who were eligible for a maintenance loan did so in the academic year 2009/10, the latest year for which estimates are available.
Maintenance loans only form part of the total maintenance support available—students can also apply for means tested, non-repayable maintenance grants. For students who began courses in the 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12 academic years, 28% of the maximum amount of maintenance loan available is dependent on a means test—the remaining 72% is not.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 110516; 546 c307W
- Session
- 2012-13
- Subjects
- Loans Students
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