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Petition Calculate student maintenance loans in a fairer way

Student maintenance loans are calculated on a household income basis. This method is not Fair as parents are expected to make up the rest but can’t with a bigger family. The aim of this is to have the loans be calculated by disposable income per person in the household rather than the overall income

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Maintenance loans are currently calculated by household income rather than disposable income per person, meaning that some students may get the same maintenance loan despite their parents being able to assist them more financially, as parents are expected to make up what we don’t get of the loan. This means an only child will have more support than someone with 3 younger siblings because their parents earn the same amount which isn’t fair as one family is more able to provide support

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MPs investigate student loans

A cross-party group of MPs called the Treasury Committee are investigating student loans.

They are looking at recent changes to the student loan system including: 

• the repayment threshold
• interest rates
• tuition fees
• university finances

 
On Wednesday 18 October at 2.45pm they asked academics about:

• the impact of student loans on public finances and students
• whether fees mean that there is a 'market' for higher education

 
You can watch the session here:
http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/2f85d27f-54ba-4ac0-9890-8c8e8dd3fee9
 
You can find out more on the Treasury Committee's webpage:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/inquiries1/parliament-2017/student-loans-17-19/
 
You can follow the Treasury Committee on Twitter for updates: @CommonsTreasury
 
What is the Treasury Committee?
 
The Treasury Committee looks at and questions how the Treasury:

• is run
• spends money
• decides on its policies

It's a cross-party committee of MPs and is independent of the Government.
  
You can find out more about Treasury Committee on its website: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/
 
This is a ‘select committee’. Find out how Select Committees work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c