Analysis of how changes made to student support for the 2021 to 2022 academic year will affect specific protected groups.

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Higher education student finance, 2021 to 2022: equality analysis

Ref: DfE-00198-2020PDF, 502KB, 28 pages

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An assessment of the effect that changes made to higher education student finance will have on groups with relevant protected characteristics.

The changes for the 2021 to 2022 academic year include:

  • increases in grants that act as a contribution towards the cost of living for students starting full-time undergraduate courses before 1 September 2016

  • increases in dependants’ grants for full-time undergraduate courses

  • increases in loans for living costs for undergraduate courses

  • increases in loans for students starting postgraduate master’s degree courses and doctoral degree courses

The relevant protected characteristics, identified in the Equality Act 2010, include:

  • disability
  • gender reassignment
  • pregnancy and maternity
  • race
  • religion or belief
  • sex and sexual orientation

Published 5 November 2020