Allow Open University students access to a maintenance loan provided by SFE

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce a distinction between part time and full time students studying with The Open University and allow them a receive a maintenance loan provided by Student Finance, provided they meet the requirements.

A maintenance loan is just as much of a loan as is the tuition fee loan, which they can already access and an Open University degree is no different to any other degree and not attending a local university physically does not mean they need less financial support.
Provided their submission for a maintenance loan meets the requirements and considers any income during their studying, there is no reason Open University students should be discriminated against.

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 this petition calling for the same action: Extend Student Maintenance Loans to those studying Distance Learning degrees

Timeline

30 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
5 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Nov 2020

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