Students: Finance Stephen Williams To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many part-time undergraduates were awarded full (a) fees and (b) maintenance grant in each year since 2005. Mr. Lammy The rate of part-time fee grant depends on the intensity of the course. There are three maximum grant levels, for those studying at a rate equivalent to 50-59 per cent., 60-74 per cent., and 75 per cent. or more of a full-time course. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Value of grant |Students|Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Below £590 |21,800 |63 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£590 (maximum for 50-59 per cent. intensity) |5,600 |16 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£591 to £709 |1,000 |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£710 (maximum for 60-74 per cent. intensity) |1,600 |5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£711 to £884 |1,700 |5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£885 (maximum for 75 per cent. or more intensity) |2,900 |8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |34,600 |100 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Approved applicants awarded grants by academic year. Student numbers rounded to nearest 100. Total may not agree with sum of component parts due to rounding.Source:Student Loans Company and Open University applications data| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Value of grant |Students|Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Below £750 |30,000 |70 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£750 (maximum for 50-59 per cent. intensity) |3,600 |9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£751 to £899 |2,300 |5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£900 (maximum for 60-74 per cent. intensity) |1,800 |4 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£901 to £1,124 |3,200 |8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£1,125 (maximum for 75 per cent. or more intensity) |1,800 |4 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |42,600 |100 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Approved applicants awarded grants by academic year. Student numbers rounded to nearest 100. Total may not agree with sum of component parts due to rounding.Source:Student Loans Company and Open University applications data| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part-time students are not eligible for a maintenance grant. A grant is available to help with course costs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2005/06 |2006/07 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Students|Percentage|Students|Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Below full course grant |500 |1 |500|1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Full course grant (£250) |36,700 |99 |44,400|99| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |37,100 |100 |44,900|100| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Approved applicants awarded grants by academic year. Student numbers rounded to nearest 100. Total may not agree with sum of component parts due to rounding.Source:Student Loans Company and Open University applications data| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data are not yet available for 2007/08, and are expected to be collated in January 2009. Statutory support for part-time students was first introduced in 2000/01. Unlike full-time students, many part-time students are in full-time employment and many receive full fee support from their employer. Stephen Williams To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many undergraduates entering higher education come from households with an income between (a) £50,020 and (b) £60,050 in 2008-09. Mr. Lammy Complete information on household incomes of students is not available centrally. During November the Student Loans Company will publish the Statistical First Release Student Support for Higher Education in England, Academic Year 2008/09 (Provisional). This will include early provisional information on grants in 2008/09 and complete information on grants in academic year 2007/08. In compliance with the National Statistics framework, information is embargoed until publication of the Statistical First Release.