Rejected petition Offer tuition-fee refunds to students impacted by the pandemic

Government must force universities to compensate students who have not received a fair deal on fees through a tuition-fee rebate. Students who had their degrees negatively impacted by the pandemic are entitled to money back, but universities will not give it. Government must compel them to do so.

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We know that universities profited handsomely from the pandemic. They received over £115 million in taxpayer money through the government's furlough programme, and have amassed an operating surplus of over £2.2 billion.

Many students had large parts of their degrees cancelled or moved online as a result of the pandemic. They received only a fraction of the educational experience their fees entitled them to.

Universities claims of financial distress have proved to be demonstrably false.

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We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Refund University tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/595815

Wipe Student Debts for Tuition Fees for University Students Affect by Covid: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/598155

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Date submitted 20 February 2022
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