Argue the case that student grant should be re-instated
The student grant should be re-instated due to the difficulties which students face whilst in universities, such as financial problems. It is estimated that students leave universities with a debt of about £12,000 to £20,000.
In 1986 the grant was £2,250 which lasted till 1988. The students could receive housing benefits, supplementary benefits and unemployment benefits. This helped the students who are living away from home and are living nearer to universities or the students that lived in different cities for example students coming from London to study at Manchester University. Some students can't afford the expenses such as paying for the accommodation and other expenses such as books which they require. In 1989 when the Education Act came out and was put into action the grant went down and the student loan went up to 100%. In addition the students had to pay £1150 of student fees and top up fees of £3000. An education minister has said he would not be advocating government plans to allow universities to charge top-up fees if he thought the policy would damage the chances of "working-class kids". Dozens of Labour MPs are known to disagree with the policy, which could see students charged up to £3,000 a year from September 2006.
The student grant should be re-instated due to the difficulties which students face whilst in universities, such as financial problems. It is estimated that students leave universities with a debt of about £12,000 to £20,000.
In 1986 the grant was £2,250 which lasted till 1988. The students could receive housing benefits, supplementary benefits and unemployment benefits. This helped the students who are living away from home and are living nearer to universities or the students that lived in different cities for example students coming from London to study at Manchester University. Some students can't afford the expenses such as paying for the accommodation and other expenses such as books which they require. In 1989 when the Education Act came out and was put into action the grant went down and the student loan went up to 100%. In addition the students had to pay £1150 of student fees and top up fees of £3000. An education minister has said he would not be advocating government plans to allow universities to charge top-up fees if he thought the policy would damage the chances of "working-class kids". Dozens of Labour MPs are known to disagree with the policy, which could see students charged up to £3,000 a year from September 2006.
