Rejected petition Reverse sudden change to student finance eligibility

Towards the end of the academic year in 2016, the Government increased the time that a person had to be resident in the United Kingdom from three years to five, in order for them to be eligible to apply for student loans and grants.

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This change was sudden and was not explicitly advertised and as a consequence strips thousands of students of their opportunity to continue their education at the higher level. This is now the case despite the fact that they may have already achieved their GCSE and A level examinations in the United Kingdom.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure what action you would like the Government or Parliament to take. There has been no change to eligibility requirements from three to five years. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/who-qualifies

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 14 October 2016
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