HC Deb 30 June 1993 vol 227 c508W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the annual income available to a student in higher education receiving a full student grant and making full use of the student loan facility in each year since 1990.

Mr. Boswell

The following resources have been available through the mandatory award and student loan to students studying away from the parental home:

Academic year Grant £ Full-year loan £ Total £
1990–91 2,265 420 2,685
1991–92 2,265 580 2,845
1992–93 2,265 715 2,980
1993–94 2,265 800 3,065

Different rates of grant and loan apply to students living in the parental home or studying in London, and different rates of loan apply to the final year of most courses. The grants are means-tested, and additional allowances are available in certain circumstances.