Petition · past parliament

Increase maintenance loan as 21% of UK students have to work 2 part-time jobs

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

One third of UK students have to work part time. 21% have to work 2 part time jobs. This is unacceptable and would be unnecessary if maintenance loans were substantial.
Other students such as student nurses work for free for the NHS and should also be provided with extra support as these hours could take up valuable time that could be used for a part time job to support them.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

6 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jun 2019

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