Students on ‘Priority Courses’ Will Receive Maintenance Grants, Says Phillipson

Labour announces maintenance grants for low-income students (with some dog-whistle xenophobia for good measure)

On 29 September, the government announced the return of maintenance grants for college and university students from low-income households. However, before we get too excited that this might look like (gasp) actual socialism from Labour, universities have warned that the new plans will backfire massively. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson was clearly very excited to make the announcement. She posted three slight variations on the same tweet …

Labour brings back maintenance grants for students from disadvantaged backgrounds

The Labour government will bring back maintenance grants for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, after they were abolished by the Tory Government in 2016. Announcing the policy at Labour conference, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: “The Tories treated our universities as a political battleground, not a public good. Labour is putting them back in the service of working-class young people.” The means-tested grants will be aimed at…

Students on ‘priority courses’ will receive maintenance grants, says Phillipson

The grants would be funded by a new levy on international students.

International student levy to fund maintenance grants for disadvantaged British students

Controversial university levy looks set to be rolled out despite sector lobbying to prevent mooted levy announced in May Funds from international student fees to go towards means-tested maintenance grants for university and college students Research suggests the UK could lose up to 77,000 international students within five years if the levy pushes fees too high More information has emerged about how a proposed levy on international student fees …

Grants return, the levy stays

An announcement at the Labour Party conference promises the return of targeted student grants, but the cost will be covered by a levy on international student fee income. Team Wonkhe explains.

Labour promises new maintenance grants ‘funded by fee levy’

Means-tested support only to be offered to those studying courses aligned to party’s priority areas