Petition · past parliament

STOP Council Housing Benefit taking student loans into account as an income!

Closed 71 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently if you are a university student and receive a maintenance loan the councils in UK include this as an income when evaluating a housing benefit claim! This is a loan to be paid back after graduation, not an income or bursary!

Timeline

16 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
16 May 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 71
Status Closed
Opened 16 Nov 2015
Closed 16 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.