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1719588

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of student accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	27365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/05/2024 13:23:02 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1667756

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the (a) cost and (b) availability of student accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Student accommodation is a busy part of the housing market. As universities and landlords are private and autonomous bodies the government has no role in the provision of student accommodation, nor a remit to intervene in how it is allocated.</p><p>The department expects universities and private landlords to review their accommodation policies to ensure that they are fair, clear, and have the interests of students at heart. This includes making accommodation available at a range of affordable price points.</p><p>Since 2006, the interests of students have been protected by three government-sponsored accommodation Codes of Practice, so that if a student believes their accommodation provider is treating them unfairly, they can raise a complaint under the relevant code of practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 16:32:48 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1666682

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of student accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	203912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Student accommodation is a busy part of the housing market. As universities and landlords are private, autonomous bodies, the government has no role in the provision of student accommodation, nor a remit to intervene in how it is allocated.</p><p>The department expects universities and private landlords to review their accommodation policies to ensure they are fair, clear, and have the interests of students at heart. This includes making accommodation available at a range of affordable price points where possible.</p><p>The department has also created three landlord Codes of Practice, so that if a student believes their accommodation provider is treating them unfairly, they can raise a complaint under the accommodation Codes of Practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 26/10/2023 09:54:27 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1663010

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of on-campus accommodation at higher education institutions for this academic year; and if she will publish details of institutions at which there is insufficient supply of such accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	200864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As universities and landlords are private, autonomous bodies, the government has no role in the provision of student accommodation, nor a remit to intervene in how it is allocated.</p><p>We expect universities and private landlords to review their accommodation policies to ensure they are fair, clear, and have the interests of students at heart. This includes making accommodation available at a range of affordable price points where possible.</p><p>The department cares about the experience of students in their accommodation and has created three landlord Codes of Practice to ensure standards are maintained and students have a route for any complaint.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 23/10/2023 14:51:04 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1657963

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cost of student accommodation in (a) purpose-built student accommodation and (b) the private rental sector on students' ability to remain at university.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	197562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the cost-of-living pressures that continue to impact students, including those wishing to live in student accommodation.</p><p>Student accommodation is a busy part of the housing market, and as universities and landlords are private, autonomous bodies, the government has no role in providing student residential accommodation, nor a remit to intervene. The department expects universities and private landlords to review their accommodation policies to ensure they are fair, clear, and have the interests of students at heart. This includes making accommodation available at a range of affordable price points where possible.</p><p>In England, the department has put in place a significant amount of support to help students tackle the ongoing cost of living pressures. We have continued to increase support for living costs each year for English-domiciled students, with a 2.8% increase to maximum loans and grants for the current 2023/24 academic year.</p><p>Students who have been awarded a loan for living costs for the 2023/24 academic year that is lower than the maximum, and whose household income for the 2023/24 tax year has dropped by at least 15% compared to the income provided for their original assessment, will be able to apply for their entitlement to be reassessed.</p><p>The department has frozen maximum tuition fees for the current academic year and for the 2024/25 academic year. By 2024/25, maximum fees will have been frozen for seven years. We believe that this continued fee freeze achieves the best possible balance between ensuring the system stays sustainable, offering good value for the taxpayer, and reducing student debt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 197563 197564 question first answered 07/09/2023 15:58:05 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1657964

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office for Students on the adequacy of the student loan and changes in the level of the cost of student accommodation in (a) York and (b) other university towns.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	197563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the cost-of-living pressures that continue to impact students, including those wishing to live in student accommodation.</p><p>Student accommodation is a busy part of the housing market, and as universities and landlords are private, autonomous bodies, the government has no role in providing student residential accommodation, nor a remit to intervene. The department expects universities and private landlords to review their accommodation policies to ensure they are fair, clear, and have the interests of students at heart. This includes making accommodation available at a range of affordable price points where possible.</p><p>In England, the department has put in place a significant amount of support to help students tackle the ongoing cost of living pressures. We have continued to increase support for living costs each year for English-domiciled students, with a 2.8% increase to maximum loans and grants for the current 2023/24 academic year.</p><p>Students who have been awarded a loan for living costs for the 2023/24 academic year that is lower than the maximum, and whose household income for the 2023/24 tax year has dropped by at least 15% compared to the income provided for their original assessment, will be able to apply for their entitlement to be reassessed.</p><p>The department has frozen maximum tuition fees for the current academic year and for the 2024/25 academic year. By 2024/25, maximum fees will have been frozen for seven years. We believe that this continued fee freeze achieves the best possible balance between ensuring the system stays sustainable, offering good value for the taxpayer, and reducing student debt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 197562 197564 question first answered 07/09/2023 15:58:05 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1657965

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide additional support to students who live in areas with very high accommodation costs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	197564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the cost-of-living pressures that continue to impact students, including those wishing to live in student accommodation.</p><p>Student accommodation is a busy part of the housing market, and as universities and landlords are private, autonomous bodies, the government has no role in providing student residential accommodation, nor a remit to intervene. The department expects universities and private landlords to review their accommodation policies to ensure they are fair, clear, and have the interests of students at heart. This includes making accommodation available at a range of affordable price points where possible.</p><p>In England, the department has put in place a significant amount of support to help students tackle the ongoing cost of living pressures. We have continued to increase support for living costs each year for English-domiciled students, with a 2.8% increase to maximum loans and grants for the current 2023/24 academic year.</p><p>Students who have been awarded a loan for living costs for the 2023/24 academic year that is lower than the maximum, and whose household income for the 2023/24 tax year has dropped by at least 15% compared to the income provided for their original assessment, will be able to apply for their entitlement to be reassessed.</p><p>The department has frozen maximum tuition fees for the current academic year and for the 2024/25 academic year. By 2024/25, maximum fees will have been frozen for seven years. We believe that this continued fee freeze achieves the best possible balance between ensuring the system stays sustainable, offering good value for the taxpayer, and reducing student debt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 197562 197563 question first answered 07/09/2023 15:58:05 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1653675

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure an adequate supply of affordable accommodation for students in further and higher education.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	194548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The government is aware of the increasing cost of living pressures on students. The department has put in place a significant amount of support to support students in England to tackle this.</p><p>The department has continued to increase living costs support each year for English-domiciled students with a 2.3% increase to maximum loans and grants for living and other costs for the 2022/23 academic year, and a 2.8% increase for the 2023/24 academic year.</p><p>The department has also earmarked £276 million of student premium funding this year to support disadvantaged students who need additional help.</p><p>In addition, the department has frozen maximum tuition fees for the 2022/23 academic year, as well as for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years. By the 2024/25 academic year, maximum fees will have been frozen for seven years. The department believes that a continued fee freeze achieves the best balance between ensuring the system remains sustainable, while offering good value for taxpayers, not all of whom have benefitted from a university education.</p><p>As well as keeping tuition fees flat, the department has introduced and boosted degree apprenticeships, where, if people want to earn and learn, they can get their degrees paid for by their apprenticeship.</p><p>The government plays no direct role in the provision of student residential accommodation, whether it is managed by universities or private companies. The department encourages universities and private landlords to review their accommodation policies to ensure they are fair, clear, and have the interests of students at heart. This includes making accommodation available at a range of affordable price points where possible. The student funding system also targets the most support for living costs to those who need it most, from the lowest income families.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 194544 question first answered 25/07/2023 16:44:39 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1645602

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the exemption in the Renters Reform Bill to allow fixed term tenancies for purpose built student accommodation to include all student accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	190095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department is carefully considering the impact of our reforms on the student housing market. We recognise there is a general annual lettings cycle and are considering solutions, such as a ground for possession that enables landlords to guarantee vacant possession for next year's tenants. Any solution needs to balance the needs of both students and landlords, and we will continue to engage with the sector. I am happy to discuss this matter further with my Hon. Friend.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/06/2023 13:39:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1607772

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure student accommodation meets the necessary standard.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	174340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to fundamentally improving the private rented sector and providing a better deal for renters, including by halving levels of non-decency in all rented homes by 2030. The 2022 Queen's Speech committed to introducing a Renters Reform Bill and the government will do so as soon as possible in this Parliament.</p><p>This bill includes the introduction of a new Property Redress Scheme (PRS) Ombudsman which all PRS landlords who rent out property in England will be required to join. The introduction of an Ombudsman to the sector will enable all tenants, including students, to challenge poor practice and standards and confidently hold landlords to account. We also want to give local councils strong and effective tools for enforcement, to crack down on non-compliant landlords and poor practice.</p><p>If a student in a purpose-built student accommodation has as any concerns about their accommodation, they should in the first instance raise their complaint with their accommodation provider using that provider’s own complaints process where relevant.</p><p>If their concerns remain unresolved, and their higher education (HE) provider is involved in the provision of the accommodation, students at providers in England or Wales can ask the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for HE to consider their complaint.</p><p>If the accommodation provider is a member of one of the codes of practice, students can raise a complaint under these codes, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.thesac.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.thesac.org.uk/</a>, <a href="https://www.unipol.org.uk/the-code/how-to-complain" target="_blank">https://www.unipol.org.uk/the-code/how-to-complain</a> and <a href="https://www.nrla.org.uk/about-us/code-of-practice" target="_blank">https://www.nrla.org.uk/about-us/code-of-practice</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 31/03/2023 13:41:54 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight