Deadline day looms for student support warns Hull MP

Diana Johnson MP today warned Hull youngsters planning to start university this September to submit their student support forms by the end of this week (Friday 27 June).

Those failing to meet this deadline risk their student support payments coming late.

Students starting in September will receive more financial support than ever before, under a new improved package announced last year. The family income threshold for the maximum grant of £2,825 has been raised from £17,500 to £25,000, and the top threshold has been raised to £60,000.

This will mean that one third of all eligible students in England starting university this September will receive a full non-repayable grant worth £2,825 and another one third will receive a partial grant.

For a student from a household on £25,000 a year earnings, this will mean an extra £1,100 a year in maintenance grant. For a student from a family on £40,000 a year, it will mean an extra £1,000 a year. However, time is running out for getting applications in.

Hull North MP Diana Johnson said: "Labour believes that success in life should be based on talent and hard work - not how much cash your family earns or your background. This is why the Government is providing more support for students than ever before.

"I know that most Hull students will be taking a well-earned rest after working hard for their exams, but I want to remind them to apply in good time for their cash to start their university courses this autumn. They could get up to £2,825 in non-repayable grant, as well as their student loan. But they need to apply by 27 June to ensure that they receive their support from September."

John Denham, Secretary of State for Universities, added: "Labour is providing more help than ever before to help people reach their full potential.

"Of course we are targeting most resource to the least well off, but we also know that hard working families on modest incomes have concerns about the affordability of university study. They have high aspirations, and rightly so. We are helping them fulfil those aspirations."

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