PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Stop assessing student loans as income for Universal Credit
I want the government to stop student maintenance loans being treated as income for Universal Credit assessments.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
54
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 54/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 54/100,000
Background
I believe students are being impacted by their maintenance loans being treated as income when applying for Universal Credit. They are loans and as such are meant to be paid back after an agreed term, so I believe it is unfair they are treated as income.