(2) how many university level students receive education grants.
Data on maintenance and higher education grants for students in England 2006/071 applying for support through the Student Loans Company are given in the tables.
Maintenance grants were introduced for new full-time English domiciled students entering higher education in 2006/07, and replaced the higher education grant. The maximum amount of support available is £2,700 a year, and how much a student receives depends on their income and that of their household.
1 Data for 2006/07 are provisional
Student numbers (thousand)1, 2 Percentage of total Students in receipt of a full maintenance grant 80 29 Students in receipt of a partial maintenance grant 61 22 Students in receipt of a nil maintenance grant 133 49 Total 275 100 1 Includes the Special Support Grant which is payable to vulnerable groups of students who are eligible for Department for Work and Pensions benefits. 2 Student numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand Source: Student Loans Company (SLC)
Students who entered higher education in 2004/05 and 2005/06 may be eligible for a means-tested higher education grant of up to £1,000.
Student numbers (thousand)1 Percentage of total2 Students in receipt of a full HE grant 115 26 Students in receipt of a partial HE grant 26 6 Students in receipt of no HE grant 309 69 Total 451 100 1 Student numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand. 2 Totals may not add due to roundings. Source: Student Loans Company (SLC)
We have just announced improvements to the student finance package which will help students and graduates manage their finances better. For entrants to HE from 2008/09, the maintenance grant income thresholds have been raised making one third of students eligible for a full grant and another third eligible for a partial grant.