Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) value of maintenance grants issued in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Statistics showing the number and value of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants for study at UK providers are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.
The latest publication covering the last five academic years can be found here:
"http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx"
Publications covering previous academic years can be found here: