Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 26528
Higher Education: Low Incomes
Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of students from low income backgrounds enrolled on university access programmes.
Answer
Janet DabyAccess to higher education (HE) should be based on ability and attainment, not background. Opportunity should be available to all and it is the department’s aspiration that no groups are left behind.Grants and loans are available for students to undertake...
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