HC Deb 27 March 1975 vol 889 c289W
Mrs. Jeger

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what would be the estimated cost of abolishing the parental contributions to students' maintenance in the event of students in receipt of a grant no longer being regarded as dependent children for income tax purposes.

Mr. Prentice:

The net cost for Great Britain in 1974–75 of abolishing parental contributions on full-value awards, if the income tax child allowances were withdrawn at the same time, is estimated to be in the region of £20 million to £25 million, assuming that tax allowances were claimed for all students receiving these awards.