22 November 2002
The consultation paper questions the use of parental income as a guideline. 'We treat 18-year-olds as adults in most aspects of their lives.
'But for HE they are treated as dependants and we assume their parents will fund them,' it says.
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge said: 'We don't want fear of debt to be an inhibitor for our very young, bright, talented pupils from reaching higher and going to the best universities and developing their potential.'
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