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Students: Childcare

Commons · Question 78049 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for the Childcare Grant to include PhD students in receipt of stipends.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 30 Oct 2025

The government introduced new support packages for students starting postgraduate master’s degree courses from the 2016/17 academic year onwards and postgraduate doctoral degree courses from 2018/19 onwards. These loans are not based on income and are int...