| Heading: |
Mature Students: Finance |
| Question ID: |
1763251 |
| UIN: |
29655 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5044 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Adam Thompson
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| Asking Member handle: |
adamthompson111
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@adamthompson111
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on financial support available for mature students with caring responsibilities. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
Successive Governments have held the principle that the benefit system does not normally support full-time students. Rather, they are supported by the educational maintenance system. Part-time students can receive Carer’s Allowance if they meet the entitl... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |