Petition · Department for Education
Exempt students from lower class backgrounds from any student debt
Open for signatures
26 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should exempt students from lower class background and students who are eligible for bursary from being held back by University debt, therefore the government should dissolve the university debt of students who come from lower class backgrounds.
Students from lower class backgrounds should not have to pay thousands of pounds of debt to cover cost of University degree, being held back by not being able to afford a university degree.
Timeline
| 17 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
26
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Education
Opened
17 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.