This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Revise the value of maintenance grants given to students
Soon-to-be students from middle income families are in a state of worry year in year out as they prepare to go to university receiving the lowest maintenance grant - expected to receive thousands from struggling parents leading them to having to work many hours on top of uni work in order to get by.
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If a family earns a total household income of £62,000+, their children who are planning to go to university receive the lowest maintenance grant of £3,821 to cover rent, food, and supplies for the year, and parents/carers are expected to contribute around £3,000 to the student's living cost. This is despite the fact many parents get heavily taxed, have to pay their own bills, buy food and pay for their mortgage and because of this many students can't even cover basic living costs.
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.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure how you'd like maintenance grants to be changed. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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