This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Widen the criteria for the £500 student payment to include Level 3 students.
Level three students have had just the same amount of disruption as level 4+ students due to covid19. They should be eligible for the £500 payout whether at regional colleges or Grammar school.
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They have had the same amount of disruption- same extra expenses. Having to purchase technology, better Internet connection etc. The social impact on them has been just as devastating as L4+ students. Why have they been excluded?
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Your petition seems to be about the £500 Covid Disruption Payment for students studying in Northern Ireland. This is something that the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly, not the UK Government or House of Commons, is responsible for.
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