Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Remove parental income assessment from student maintenance loan for siblings
Closed
147 signatures
What the petition asks
The assessment system does not take into account support that may already be being given to a sibling and therefore, may make university education financially unviable. Automatically allow the full maintenance loan, including the higher amount to additional siblings.
It is unfair to expect parents who may be able to afford to support one 'child' at university, to then support two without a change in the assessment method. It is also unfair to make it financially difficult for the sibling to access higher education because another sibling got there first.
Timeline
| 14 Mar 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
147
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
14 Mar 2023
Closed
14 Sep 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.