Petition · past parliament
Allow distance learner (OU ect) to have maintenance loans!
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Maintenance loans should be available to all that study, so be it in an university or at home! Not just if you are disabled. People choose to study at home for multiple reasons such as childcare not allowing university study!
Open up maintenance loans to all. Completing a full time degree at home doesn’t mean you have the time to work. You are still expected to study 40 hours a week, people choose to learn from home because of childcare commitments, trying to raise a family while better themselves. They to should be allowed maintenance loans to mean they can become better for the community and their family, it has to be repaid anyway…
Encourage more people to take on learning!
Encourage more people to take on learning!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.