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Written by Rachel Basch
Under the new government reforms, the maximum family income level at which students can receive any form of maintenance grant will be raised from the current £39,305 to £60,000 for the 2008 university intake.
The bar for receiving the maximum grant, presently standing at a maximum family income of £18,360, will also be raised to £25,000.
The reforms have in general been met with widespread support from educational bodies.
A first year student told The Yorker: “It seems like a good idea, I only wish I could have benefited from it. It seems the first and second year students have missed the boat as we are having to pay the full tuition fees but have missed out on this extra help.”
Under the present system around 29% of students are eligible for the full grant, but it is estimated that this will rise to almost a third. The government’s reforms will cost around £165 million.
It is also thought that two thirds of students will be eligible for some form of maintenance grant.
Currently students from families with an income of £35,000 can claim a grant of £504. As of this year students starting university with the same family income can claim a grant of £1,260.
The main focus behind the reforms is to widen access to university by offering more non-repayable grants to more families, to try and meet the government target of getting 50% of young people into education by 2010. The current figure stands at 39.8%.
Have to agree with my fellow first year, increasing the cap is a good think but what about people already at uni? In a sense, I'm suffering for not taking a gap year...
This news broke quite a while ago with the leadership of Brown a whole raft of changes to student funding were announced.
I also managed to negotiate a 9% increase in the York bursaries for 2008 entry. The university also agreed to break with national brackets to ensure students with and income <18k didn't miss out.
Anne-Marie president@yusu.org
Isn't 29% almost a third?
This is fantastic news, something that i fully support and welcome. As someone from a low income background, without financial support from the government i would never have been able to afford university. In fact i'm the first one of the family to ever go. This is a step in the right direction.
#3, I think Rachel meant the figure will rise BY almost a third. If my memory serves me correctly an extra 100,000 students will benefit.
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