Question follow-through · 101251

Postgraduate Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is considering changes to postgraduate research funding eligibility for older learners as part of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
9 Jan 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is considering changes to postgraduate research funding eligibility for older learners as part of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The lifelong learning entitlement (LLE) will deliver transformational change to the current student finance system by broadening access to high quality, flexible education and training.From January 2027, all undergraduate higher education courses, includi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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