Students: Finance
Business, Innovation and Skills
Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009
Richard Spring (West Suffolk, Conservative)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of students from Suffolk were receiving non-repayable maintenance grants from Suffolk Local Education Authority in each of the last five years; and what average grant was received.
David Lammy (Minister of State (Higher Education and Intellectual Property), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Tottenham, Labour)
The information is as follows:
| Students awarded grants in Suffolk( 1) | |||
| Academic year | Number of students awarded grants | Average Amount awarded (£) | Students awarded grants as a percentage of all those awarded some form of support |
| 2004/05 | 1,170 | 1,140 | 13 |
| 2005/06 | 2,040 | 1,060 | 22 |
| 2006/07 | 3,520 | 1,640 | 36 |
| 2007/08 | 4,430 | 1,840 | 43 |
| 2008/09 (provisional)(2) | 5,460 | 2,170 | 54 |
| (1) Figures cover the higher education grant, the maintenance grant and grants and allowances for children and dependents. (2) Provisional 2008/09 data at mid-November 2008. Figures may change as later applications are processed. Source: | |||
Grant figures in the tables cover the higher education grant, introduced in 2004, the maintenance grant, phased in from 2006, and grants and allowances for children and dependents. Different amounts are available for each type of grant. Figures contain students in each year of their courses. The amount a student receives depends on household income, year of entry to higher education and personal circumstances.