Students and the rising cost of living
This briefing explains how the rising cost of living has affected further and higher education students in the UK.

This briefing paper explains the Access to Work scheme which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work-related obstacles resulting from disability.
‘Access to Work’ scheme for disabled people (502 KB , PDF)
Access to Work was launched in June 1994 and is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) through Jobcentre Plus. Access to Work is available to those aged 16 years or over who live and work in Great Britain.
There are two main types of Access to Work provision:
In some, but not all cases, an Assessment is required to assess whether a customer is eligible to receive an Element.
Access to Work provision was approved for 32,000 people in 2018/19. The provision provided in 2018/19 included elements such as:
The maximum annual amount that an individual can receive has been set at £59,200 from 1 April 2019. This is uprated annually every April.
‘Access to Work’ scheme for disabled people (502 KB , PDF)
This briefing explains how the rising cost of living has affected further and higher education students in the UK.
This briefing explains UK poverty statistics, including historical trends and forecasts, and poverty by employment, tenure, ethnicity, disability and region.
Average loan debt and the overall scale of loans have increased over time as the Government has shifted funding for maintenance and teaching to loans. This has led to concerns about the burden of debt, high interest rates and the cost of loans to the taxpayer.