Petition · past parliament
Provide all university students with COVID rent support and fee reductions.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We would like the government to provide adequate financial support to all university students for private rented accommodation and a reduction in our tuition fees as a result of COVID restrictions. This can be delivered via a cash furlough to students using details from student finance.
We are asking for a reduction in tuition fees because of the reduced quality of our university education and student experience as a result of the shift to online learning.
Additionally, Students deserve compensation for rent spent on leases for privately rented accommodation they can no longer legally access. This is after the government enforced a travel window for students to return home for Christmas but then forbade them from returning to university by closing universities for lockdown.
Additionally, Students deserve compensation for rent spent on leases for privately rented accommodation they can no longer legally access. This is after the government enforced a travel window for students to return home for Christmas but then forbade them from returning to university by closing universities for lockdown.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may like to sign these petitions which call for the same actions:
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year
Implement support for university students during Covid-19
Require Universities to partially refund tuition fees for 19/20 due to Covid-19
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 find 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/
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year
Implement support for university students during Covid-19
Require Universities to partially refund tuition fees for 19/20 due to Covid-19
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 find 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/
Timeline
| 2 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Feb 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.