Student Loan Injustice: Demand Accountability for 22,000+ Misled Students!

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Over 20,000 students are facing demands to repay a significant maintenance loan after being informed their course was deemed ineligible for financial support. The government should ensure universities are accountable, preventing students from being unfairly burdened with loan repayments.

The parliament must demand accountability from all universities. When the institutions misclassified courses as "full-time," the students faced unexpected debt burdens. The government intervention should ensure universities bear responsibility for their errors, not the students. This protects students from financial hardship, maintains educational integrity, and fosters trust in higher education. It's about fairness and preventing exploitation.

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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Honour maintenance loans and childcare grants for existing weekend students
Honour maintenance loans and childcare grants for existing weekend students

Timeline

14 Apr 2026	Petition opened for signatures
14 May 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 May 2026

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