Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Increase student maintenance loans for 2020/2021 due to Covid-19

Closed 39 signatures

What the petition asks

Increase the maintenance loan available to students for the academic year 2020/2021 due to Covid-19 limiting available jobs or causing job loses.
A lot of students don't get enough money from their maintenance loan to cover their years rent, let alone afford food and other necessities throughout the year. These students have to work whenever they can to make up the rest of the money they will need.

I myself get the minimum maintenance loan available and my rent for the following year is going to cost £700 more than this provides, then I will have food and other bills on top of that. Without jobs available students won't be able to afford to live at uni.

Timeline

9 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 9 Jun 2020
Closed 9 Dec 2020

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