Petition · past parliament

Remove student income calculated by universal credit on post graduate study

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

To remove PG loans as income on universal credit claims. PG loan fees are in excess of £13000 with a student finance loan of £10609 this doesn't cover the fees. This loan is classed as income deducting the entire entitlement from UC for single parents meaning they can't afford childcare or housing.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

21 Sep 2021 Petition opened for signatures
27 Sep 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Sep 2021

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