Petitions/Stop assessing student loans as income for Universal Credit
StatusClosed
Opened2 Jan 2025
Closes2 Jul 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

I want the government to stop student maintenance loans being treated as income for Universal Credit assessments.

I believe students are being impacted by their maintenance loans being treated as income when applying for Universal Credit. They are loans and as such are meant to be paid back after an agreed term, so I believe it is unfair they are treated as income.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Shaun Davies
1Shaun Davies MP
Telford
5
Dan Jarvis
2Dan Jarvis MP
Barnsley North
2
Emily Thornberry
3Emily Thornberry MP
Islington South and Finsbury
2
Sir Andrew Mitchell
4Sir Andrew Mitchell MP
Sutton Coldfield
2
Liam Conlon
5Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Paulette Hamilton
6Paulette Hamilton MP
Birmingham Erdington
1
Mr Adnan Hussain
7Mr Adnan Hussain MP
Blackburn
1
Alison Griffiths
8Alison Griffiths MP
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
1
Peter Dowd
9Peter Dowd MP
Bootle
1
Imran Hussain
10Imran Hussain MP
Bradford East
1