Students: Part-time Education
Commons · Question 2506 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students had their (a) maintenance loans and (b) grants withdrawn due to being reclassified as distance learners in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 2 Jun 2026
As part of our work to protect public money in higher education (HE), we take swift and proportionate action to identify fraud and error in the student finance system.Where fraud or error has been identified, students may be required to repay the funding ...