§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the evidential basis is for the estimation that 30 per cent. of full-time students will receive full combined grant in 2006/07. [169245]
§ Alan JohnsonOur estimate that around 30 per cent. of students will be eligible for the full grant of £2,700 in 2006/07 has been produced using
a specially commissioned survey from a sample of LEAs providing details of the actual incomes of students used in the assessment for entitlement to student support in 2002/03;54WFamily Resources Survey (FRS) data to estimate the effects of changes to the definition of income introduced in 2004/05;forecasts of future inflation ratesestimates of future earnings growth;The estimate does not take into account possible future changes in the demand for higher education from different income groups.