Government maintenance support provided to university students ‘falls short’ of what is needed to cover living costs, a report says.
Government maintenance support ‘falls short’ of what is needed to help students meet living costs, the report says
Government maintenance support – provided to help students to meet their living costs – “falls short” of what is needed, even for students receiving the maximum support available, according to the report. Researchers estimate that families from England – whose child does no paid employment and receives the minimum maintenance support – would have to contribute £13,865 per year for them to reach MIS.
Students might be “expected to do some part-time work” – such as 525 hours of work a year, which is the equivalent to working full-time over the summer or 10 hours each week for the entire year, it said. Josh Freeman, policy manager at Hepi and a co-author of the report, said: “Though we have known for some time that student maintenance is inadequate across the UK, the size of the gap is striking.“The report is very clear that we do not expect the Government to cover all students’ costs. In most cases, it might be reasonable for students to do some paid work.
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