Rejected petition Free clean clothes. Make it free for university students to wash clothes.

Please give an allowance to university students so they have access to a washing machine free of charge.

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Hygiene should not be charged and some students are paying upwards of £5 for a quick economic wash which sometime leave stains and dirt marks on clothing it is disgraceful.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The cost of cleaning services in student accommodation or by private dry cleaners is a commercial matter for the operators of such services, not the UK Government or Parliament.

As you might know, students can claim for help with their living expenses through maintenance grants, providing they meet certain criteria. You can read more about maintenance grants here: https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/continuing-fulltime-students.

You could have a petition calling for the value of, or who is eligible for, maintenance grants to be changed in some specified way to help students meet their living costs, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

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

Date submitted 7 October 2021
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