Rejected petition Remove student income calculated by universal credit on post graduate study

To remove PG loans as income on universal credit claims. PG loan fees are in excess of £13000 with a student finance loan of £10609 this doesn't cover the fees. This loan is classed as income deducting the entire entitlement from UC for single parents meaning they can't afford childcare or housing.

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Change Universal Credits and How Student Loans Decrease Payments To Hardship
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/582543

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Date submitted 21 September 2021
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