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The value of student maintenance support

How have student maintenance support levels changed over time? What support are students eligible for, is it enough and how much are their parents meant to contribute?

Type

Commons Briefing papers

Date

18 March 2026

Reference

SN00916

Parental Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many parental contribution orders have been made in the last 12 months; what the value of contributions to be made under them was; how many contributions have been made; and what value of contributions has been made.

Asked by

Margaret Moran (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 2008

Reference

473 c916W;473 c912W; 162270

House

House of Commons

Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007

SI 2007/2001. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Children Schools and Families. Coming into force 1 September 2007.

Department

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

19 July 2007

Reference

SI 2007/2001

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/1792 (Negative instrument). Coming into force (Vote)

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

15 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1792

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Higher Education Act 2004

Type

Public acts

Notes

EN received 21.05.2004

Date

1 July 2004

Reference

CHAP 8 2004

Deposited Paper Dep 04/958

I. Relevant older papers - Higher Education Bill 2004. II. Memorandum for the House of Lords Select Committee on delegated powers and regulatory reform from the Dept for Education and Skills. 9 p. DFES. 2004.

Deposited by

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Deposited papers

Date

7 April 2004

Reference

Dep 04/958

House

House of Commons

Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/1038 (Negative instrument). Coming into force (Vote)

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

6 April 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1038

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

2R, Programme motion* and Money res*:Higher Education Bill 2003/04

Higher Education Bill. Second reading debate. Agreed to on division (316 to 311). Programme motion on proceedings in Committee, on Report, Third Reading and any other proceedings. Agreed to on division (361 to 231). Money resolution agreed to on question (formal).

Lead member

Charles Clarke

Answering member

Tim Yeo

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Debates on bills

Date

27 January 2004

Reference

417 c167-281

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum ranges of residual parental income are at which students may be (i) wholly and (ii) partly exempt from tuition fees in 2003-04. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 October 2003

Reference

132752; 411 c438W;411 c441W

House

House of Commons

Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003

SI 2003/1994 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 September 2003

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

7 August 2003

Reference

SI 2003/1994

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria the Department employs in assessing parental contributions under the Aided Pupils Scheme for musically gifted pupils at specialist schools; and how housing costs are allowed for.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2003

Reference

408 c628W;408 c626W; 123441

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of students in each local education authority (a) contributed and (b) partly contributed to fees in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) 2001-02; and what his estimate is for the current academic year. - Inc table and ref...

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 February 2003

For answer on

3 March 2003

Answered on

3 March 2003

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of students in each local education authority (a) contributed and (b) partly contributed to fees in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) 2001-02; and what his estimate is for the current academic year. [99141] Mr. Charles Clarke: [holding answer 25 February 2003]: In England and Wales students on full-time undergraduate courses and their families are expected to make a contribution towards the cost of their tuition only if they can afford to do so. The percentage of students in England and Wales in academic years 1999-2000 and 2000-01 (latest year for which data are available) who have been assessed to make a full or partial contribution towards the cost of their tuition is shown in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All students (percentage)1 Academic year 1999-2000 2000-012 Partial contribution towards the cost of 20 19 tuition from student/parents/spouse/partner Full contribution towards the cost of 35 39 tuition from student/parents/spouse/partner _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Contributions towards the cost of tuition are assessed by local education authorities in England and Wales for students normally domiciled in their area and studying in the UK. 2 2000-01 data are provisional. Source: F503G survey of local education authorities National level data are published annually in the Department's Statistical First Releases (SFRs) (SFR 18/ 2001 and SFR 08/2002 for 1999-2000 and 2000-01 respectively). Data are collected from the local education authorities (LEAs) to produce national estimates and the data collection exercise does not allow the production of firm figures at the individual LEA level. National data for academic year 2001-02 will be available at the end of April 2003 and that for the current year 2002-03 will be published in spring 2004.

Date

3 March 2003

Reference

99141; 400 c860-1W;400 c852W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether figures are available which indicate the number of students who are eligible to pay tuition fees and who do not receive the required contribution from their parents. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 17 April 2002).

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 April 2002

Reference

49803; 384 c415-6W;384 c414W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to take into account the contribution to a stakeholder pension of the partner of a non-resident parent in calculating the assessment under the new CSA formula. - Inc fact the income of a non-resident parent's partner...

Asked by

Lord Coaker (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 February 2002

Reference

35372; 380 c1321W;380 c1323W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what grants and loans are available to a higher education non-home student living and studying outside London, with parents (a) who are each earning £20,000 a year and are divorced, (b) who are each earning £20,000 a year and are...

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 January 2002

For answer on

11 February 2002

Answered on

11 February 2002

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what grants and loans are available to a higher education non-home student living and studying outside London, with parents (a) who are each earning £20,000 a year and are divorced, (b) who are each earning £20,000 a year and are married and (c) one whom is earning £40,000 a year and the other of whom earns nothing. [32732] Margaret Hodge: [holding answer 1 February 2002]: The starting point for assessment of student support is the parents' gross taxable income. This is reduced by certain allowances, largely pension contributions that qualify for tax relief, to produce a residual income. In the case of divorced or separated parents, local education authorities will normally base the assessment on the parent's residual income with whom the student lives. In 2001-02 academic year, a student who was living away from the parental home, studying outside London, whose parent's residual income is £20,000 a year would be eligible to receive a public contribution of £1,030 towards their tuition fees and a student loan of £3,815. A student with the same circumstances but whose parents are married and have a combined residual income of £40,000 would be liable to meet the full cost of tuition fees of £1,075 but would be eligible to receive a student loan of £2,860. The same level of support would also be available to a student where one parent had a residual income of £40,000 a year and the other parent had no income as the public support we provide is based on joint parental income.

Date

11 February 2002

Reference

32732; 380 c96-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will publish information by family income bands showing the average contributions of parents to the student support and tuition fee costs of one student (a) before 1997 and (b) in 2000. - Inc table. (Holding answer 13 December...

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 December 2001

For answer on

18 December 2001

Answered on

18 December 2001

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will publish information by family income bands showing the average contributions of parents to the student support and tuition fee costs of one student (a) before 1997 and (b) in 2000. [22794] Margaret Hodge: [holding answer 13 December 2001]: The following table shows for 1996-97 and 2000-01 the assessed parental contributions for dependant students normally resident in England and Wales at illustrative levels of income. The maximum assessed contribution will depend on the level of support available to the student. This will depend on whether the student is living in the parental home or, if living away from home, if they live in London or elsewhere. In addition it will depend on whether they are entitled to any of the additional allowances. For illustrative purposes the table shows the assessed contributions for a single student eligible for the basic rate of support for students living away from home outside London. In 2001-02 there were a number of changes to the calculation of assessed contribution including a significant rise in the lower income threshold. The table therefore includes the assessed contributions for this year also. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 2000-01 2001-02 Assessed Assessed contribution Assessed contribution Residual income contribution Total To fee To loan Total To fee To loan to grant{ 2} £16,050{3} 45 -- -- -- -- -- -- £17,000 118 -- -- -- -- -- -- £17,805{4} 180 45 45 0 -- -- -- £18,000 195 60 60 0 -- -- -- £19,000 271 136 136 0 -- -- -- £20,000{5} 348 213 213 0 45 45 0 £21,000 440 290 290 0 150 150 0 £22,000 549 367 367 0 255 255 0 £23,000 658 451 451 0 360 360 0 £24,000 766 560 560 0 466 466 0 £25,000 875 669 669 0 571 571 0 £26,000 984 777 777 0 676 676 0 £27,000 1,092 886 886 0 781 781 0 £28,000 1,201 995 995 0 887 887 0 £29,000 1,310 1,103 1,103 0 992 992 0 £30,000 1,418 1,212 1,050 162 1,097 1,075 22 £31,000 1,548 1,321 1,050 271 1,202 1,075 127 £32,000 1,681 1,429 1,050 379 1,308 1,075 233 £32,218{6} 1,710 -- -- -- -- -- -- £33,000 -- 1,538 1,050 488 1,413 1,075 338 £34,000 -- 1,660 1,050 610 1,518 1,075 443 £35,000 -- 1,793 1,050 743 1,623 1,075 548 £36,000 -- 1,927 1,050 877 1,729 1,075 654 £36,398{7} -- 1,980 1,050 930 -- -- -- £37,000 -- -- -- -- 1,834 1,075 759 £38,000 -- -- -- -- 1,939 1,075 864 £38,856{8} -- -- -- -- 2,030 1,075 955 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Assessed contributions are based on parents' `residual income'. This is based on gross income, for income tax purposes less a number of allowances. {2} The assessed contribution shown is the initial assessment. This assessment will be reduced if the parents have other dependent children. {3} In 1996-97 for residual incomes below £16,050 no contribution was assessed. {4} In 2000-01 for residual incomes below £17,705 no contribution was assessed. {5} In 2001-02 for residual incomes below £20,000 no contribution is assessed. {6, 7, 8} Above this point additional contributions would be required if a student was eligible for a higher rate of support, was eligible for additional allowances or the parent had more than one child in higher education.

Date

18 December 2001

Reference

377 c282-4W; 22794

House

House of Commons

Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001;Education Standards Fund (England) Regulations 2001;Financing of Maintained Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

SI 2001/951, SI 2001/826 and SI 2001/907 .Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2000/01)

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 09.05.01

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

4th SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what proportion of parents are (a) expected to and (b) discharge their obligations to fund their children who are student under the student support arrangements. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 28 March 2001).

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2001

For answer on

5 April 2001

Answered on

5 April 2001

Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of parents are (a) expected to and (b) discharge their obligations to fund their children who are students under the student support arrangements. [155874] Mr. Wicks: [holding answer 28 March 2001]: In England and Wales students on undergraduate courses and their families are expected to make a contribution towards their tuition fees and living costs (maintenance) only if they can afford to do so. In academic year 1998-99, the latest year for which data are available, the proportion of higher education students whose parents were assessed to pay towards theirsupport under the Education (Student Support) Regulations and who were assessed to contribute towards their fees was 65 per cent. Of these, an estimated 41 per cent. were assessed to pay the full support (£1,000 in 1998-99) and 24 per cent. were assessed to pay a partial contribution towards fees. Data on parental contributions to tuition fees and to students' maintenance are available from the Student Income and Expenditure Survey in 1998-99. Based on a nationally representative sample of just over 2000 full-time students the survey estimates that the parents of 42 per cent. of students were assessed to make a contribution towards maintenance. Of these students 50 per cent. received more than the assessed amount, 20 per cent. received the exact amount, while the remaining 30 per cent. received less than the assessed amount. The new student support arrangements introduced in 1999-2000 more than doubled the maximum amount of student loan from £1,685 to £3,635, in order to ensure that parents pay no more in upfront contributions than under the previous system. The value of the loan under the new arrangements increased, in cash terms, by 62 per cent. between 1997-98 and 1998-99 (the transitional year) and by 116 per cent. between 1997-98 and 1999-2000 when support for living costs was solely through loans (except for students in vulnerable groups who are also eligible for supplementary grants). In 1998-99 only first year students were liable to pay tuition fees. In the Student Income and Expenditure Survey 42 per cent. of first year students said that their parents had been assessed to make a contribution towards fees, and of these four in five said that they had received the full amount. The one in five students who reported receiving less than the full parental contribution to fees is based on a small sample of students (237). This small number, although the result of a nationally representative sample, is subject to sampling error. Universities UK (formerly the Committee of Vice- Chancellors and Principals) conducts periodic surveys of fee payment to higher education institutions. The latest, in November 2000, estimated that 97 per cent. of students' fee contributions for the previous academic year would be paid by the end of October 2000.

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

155874; 366 c278-9W

House

House of Commons

Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001

SI 2001/951 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 4 April 2001

Department

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Statutory instruments

Notes

DEBATE;SC (4TH) 08 MAY 2001

Date

14 March 2001

Reference

SI 2001/951

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Education (Grants) (Music Ballet and Choir Schools) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000

SI 2000/2113 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 September 2000.

Department

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

4 August 2000

Reference

SI 2000/2113

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

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