Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Reimburse students tuition fees and implement increased maintenance grants
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
University students are under a lot of pressure at the moment to attain at a high standard while also worrying about lack of resources and family members who may be sick or are sick themselves. To be expected to still pay back tuition fees and maintenance loans is unrealistic and harmful.
University students should not be left out of the conversation as has been evident so far. It has been acknowledged how school and college students will be unable to perform in their exams and thus have been cancelled. However, while the government may not have a say on university exams, they can ease some of the strain on students by providing comfort in knowing they will not be in debt due to such circumstances and also not feel restricted by lack of income in their final term.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19: Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus: Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19: Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19
Allow full time students to claim universal credit during the Covid-19 pandemic: Allow full time students to claim universal credit during the Covid-19 pandemic
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19: Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus: Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19: Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19
Allow full time students to claim universal credit during the Covid-19 pandemic: Allow full time students to claim universal credit during the Covid-19 pandemic
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 29 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Department
Department for Education
Rejected
15 May 2020
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