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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
A) Yes, the amount of people now going to university has expanded enormously, but the extra funding wasn't provided for this. I actually think that there are now too many going to university as it lessens the value of a degree.
B) The baby boomers paid no tuition fees, received a maintenance grant, could claim help for travel, books etc. In addition, they could claim Housing Benefit towards their rent and could claim benefits as unemployed during the holidays.
Now that the baby boomers have got their free degrees and have achieved positions of power, they have stopped the above for most students and implemented tax cuts.
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Yes, also, if Stephen gets the standard or enhanced care of the daily living component of PIP, his wife could claim Carers Allowance. Every penny of this will be deducted from UC, but claiming it attracts an extra top up called the Carers Element.
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I'm sorry to hear this too Stephen, it's a stressful and worrying time. Contribution Based ESA (Now referred to as 'New Style ESA') is indeed taken off UC penny for penny.
If you look at the post above, your wife might be able to claim Carers Allowance though, but there are limits as to how many hours she can study and claim this benefit.
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If the increase in places isn't being funded, where are they getting all the money to build new and additional premises? It's covered by tuition fees.
Don't remember housing benefit being available or help for travel and books, and benefits were only available during the long summer break(I asked at the time).
To make things simpler perhaps there should be a single working-age benefit?
As suggested by the Government/DWP in
2009. Perhaps it could be called Universal Credit. The ESA is
included in the UC payments, not deducted from anywhere.