| Heading: |
Students: Disadvantaged |
| Question ID: |
1743476 |
| UIN: |
15561 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5278 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Uma Kumaran
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| Asking Member handle: |
uma_kumaran
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@uma_kumaran
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) reintroduce maintenance grants and (b) another scheme to support students from low income families with the cost of living. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-11-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4698 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Janet Daby
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| Answering Member handle: |
JanetDaby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JanetDaby
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| Answer text: |
The government recognises the impact that the cost of living crisis has had on students. That is why we are increasing maximum loans for living costs for the 2025/26 academic year by 3.1%, in line with the forecast rate of inflation based on the RPI All I... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |