Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Implement support for university students during Covid-19
Closed
333 signatures
What the petition asks
Require universities to reimburse tuition fees as teaching is online only, reducing the quality of education received.
Make funding available for students who can’t afford living costs due to shutting down of businesses which employ students.
Introduce legislation allowing students to end tenancy agreements.
Many students are paying rent in areas close to university, paying £9,250 for remote learning and the jobs we got to be able to afford our rent (mostly in bars for student jobs) are increasingly non-existent as they close.
The Government has not provided help to let us out of tenancy agreements, reimbursement for the fortune we are paying for degrees that are now being taught remotely, or finance to aid in the loss of those jobs, which has left people unable to pay rent.
Introduce legislation allowing students to end tenancy agreements.
Many students are paying rent in areas close to university, paying £9,250 for remote learning and the jobs we got to be able to afford our rent (mostly in bars for student jobs) are increasingly non-existent as they close.
The Government has not provided help to let us out of tenancy agreements, reimbursement for the fortune we are paying for degrees that are now being taught remotely, or finance to aid in the loss of those jobs, which has left people unable to pay rent.
Timeline
| 20 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
333
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
20 Oct 2020
Closed
20 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.