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This Note examines what happened to HE participation overall and at highstatus institutions following the increase in tuition fees (and accompanying changes to student support and other policies designed to 'widen' participation) that occurred in 2006-07.
Authors

Research Fellow University College London
Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.
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- DOI
- 10.1920/bn.ifs.2012.00133
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Crawford, C. (2012). Socio-economic gaps in HE participation: how have they changed over time?. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/socio-economic-gaps-he-participation-how-have-they-changed-over-time-0 (accessed: 18 June 2025).
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