To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making financial support available to students wishing to complete a second undergraduate degree.
Answered on
12 October 2020
Students studying on a strategically important course are already able to access student support for a qualification at an equivalent or lower level to one they already hold.
For other students, those who already have a qualification that is equivalent to or at a higher level than the course they wish to study, will not qualify for maintenance or fee support. This ensures that finite public funds are focussed on those studying a higher education qualification for the first time.
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Department for Education
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