Petition · past parliament
Exempt student Nurses & Midwives from the reduced student finance in third year.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently, all third year university students receive a reduced maintenance loan due to finishing their degree in May. However, student Nurses and Midwives also fall under this category, despite their course not finishing until September. Help us get this debated in Parliament!
Our academic year runs from September to September, including 12+ hour shifts, nights, holidays and full time study, without the 4 month summer of a normal student. Despite our final year not reducing in length, our student finance allowance decreases by £500 - imperative to funding our living costs.The UK has a massive shortage of Nurses and Midwives, however many students are having to drop out of their course only months before qualifying due to the current legislation. Help us fight this!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 May 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 May 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.