§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the average income of full-time students in higher education in England in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms for each year since 1979. [109352]
§ Mr. WicksThe available data from the Student Income and Expenditure Surveys for 1988–89, 1992–93 and 1995–96 are as follows. Income covers both public and private sources and includes grants, loans, parental contributions, earnings and other sources. Survey results for 1998–99 are currently being analysed and will be available later in the year.
Estimated average income (including loans) for students aged under 26 £ Year Cash terms 1988–89 prices1 1988–89 3,031 3,031 1992–93 3,464 2,747 1995–96 4,575 3,347 1 Adjusted using RPI excluding mortgage interest Source:
C. Callendar and E. Kempson, "Student Finances", PSI, 1996