HE student support Funding

<p><p><p><p>* The Government's newly announced reforms to student loans and grants will increase financial support for students in higher education from families with incomes above £17,500, but not for those from families with incomes below that level.</p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>* Almost all graduates who go to university under the newly announced arrangements stand to gain around £850 from the new loan repayment holiday.</p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><p>* People who do not participate in higher education will not benefit from the reforms but will have to help finance them through the taxes they pay. This is because the reforms have a net cost to the Exchequer.</p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><p>* If the Government is keen to increase the number of students from poorer backgrounds who participate in higher education, it would probably be better to spend money trying to further improve school results rather than increasing subsidies for those who do make it to university. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></p></p></p>