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.