"The grants will apply to "tens of thousands" of students from lower-income households, targeted at those "studying priority courses that support the industrial strategy and the Labour government's wider mission to renew Britain"."
"Universities UK, which represents 141 institutions, said bringing back grants was "the right idea but this would be executing it in the wrong way"."
""Universities already contribute a huge amount to government priorities and if, after more than a decade of effectively freezing domestic fees, the government wants them to do more, it's time we had a debate about making a greater contribution from the public purse,""
"Maintenance grants were abolished 10 years ago by the former chancellor George Osborne, who said they had become an "unaffordable" cost to the taxpayer."
Maintenance grants will return for some university students in England by 2029 and will target tens of thousands from lower-income households. Grants will be aimed at students on priority courses that support the industrial strategy and the government's mission to renew Britain. Funding for the grants will come from a tax on international student fees applied only to higher education providers in England. Universities UK welcomed the idea but criticised the funding approach and called for broader public funding debate. Maintenance grants were abolished a decade ago as unaffordable; unlike loans, grants do not have to be repaid.
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