Question follow-through · 107194
Students: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters' Right Act on independent students who require accommodation between June and September.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 2 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Students: Housing · 10 Feb 2026
- Students: Grants · 10 Feb 2026
- Students: Loans · 10 Feb 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters' Right Act on independent students who require accommodation between June and September.
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Feb 2026
Answer published
This government recognises that independent students including care leavers, care experienced students and estranged students may require additional support to access higher education. As announced in the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper, we will ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Students: Housing
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Statement of Expectations relating to student housing will include specific measures to ensure independent students can access housing for twelve months whilst at university; and whether enforcement
Students: Grants
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered (a) the reintroduction of maintenance grants for independent students and (b) removing the priority course requirement for this group of students.
Students: Loans
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered proposals to introduce an extended maintenance loan, aligned with the Long courses Loan, for independent students to support with 52-week living costs.