Petition · Department for Education
Honour maintenance loans and childcare grants for existing weekend students
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3,963 signatures
What the petition asks
To allow existing students to continue studying weekends with student finance loans and grants for the rest of their studies. The Government should allow us as students to continue our studies in weekends with funding as we signed up for it that way.
Some students in my university work weekdays and this new decision from the government that they won't finance us is not ideal. It means many people won't be able to study weekends. It took me more then 1 year to find a workplace to be able to work weekdays so that I can attend weekends. But now when the change will be put in place I will lose my job. This needs to be re-evaluated to allow the students that signed up for the weekends to finish what they signed for.
Timeline
| 10 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,963
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Education
Opened
10 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.