Petition · past parliament
Extend London weighting for student maintenance loans
Closed
3,710 signatures
What the petition asks
High rents don’t stop at the M25. London weighting is based on an archaic view of student funding, where students in a defined geographical area are granted more than those who are not, regardless of living costs in the area of study.
In the county of Surrey, a student studying in Egham will have access to over £2,000 per annum more in maintenance loans than a student studying in Guildford. Students round the fringes of London weighting are suffering the same problem where the London housing market has pushed up rents, but the student finance system has not kept pace.
Timeline
| 6 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,710
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Mar 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.