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.