Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should universities be free?
Position2 of 4

University tuition should remain the same but maintenance loans should be increased

This position favours keeping tuition fees unchanged but raising maintenance loans. It argues income-contingent tuition is repaid only above an earnings threshold, so the true barrier is living costs — which force poorer students to work — and that bigger maintenance loans would fix that.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. Parents shouldn't be obligated to pay for their childs education
  2. Neither loan is paid back until you're earning over the threshold anyway, but maintenance loans determine your ability to live at university
  3. Those who have to work part time to fund uni are at a disadvantage in their studies compared to those who don't