Petition · Department for Education
Set a firm launch date for Alternative Student Finance (ASF) and the LLE
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1,032 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government to publish a dated timeline for the launch of Alternative Student Finance (ASF), confirm exactly how it will work alongside the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), and guarantee that students who take out standard loans for 2026 can transition onto ASF without penalty.
The Government first committed to introducing Alternative Student Finance in 2014. More than ten years later, there is still no launch date. The current position is only that ASF will be introduced "as soon as possible" after the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, with no firm date attached to that promise. This is not a request for special treatment. It is a request for a firm date and clear information on a scheme the Government has already promised to deliver.
Timeline
| 30 Jun 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,032
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Education
Opened
30 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.