However, Sir Martin Harris has hit back, insisting that 바카라사이트 union has jumped 바카라사이트 gun in attacking him for not raising minimum bursary levels after a government announcement on fees and student support earlier this week.
On 1 July, David Lammy, 바카라사이트 Higher Education Minister, announced that fees are to increase by just over 2 per cent next year while maintenance support for full-time students will not change. He said this reflected 바카라사이트 “low-inflationary environment”.
The NUS 바카라사이트n accused Offa of failing to respond by raising minimum bursary levels, claiming that poorer students will no longer be fully supported.
The union said that 바카라사이트 Government had set out 바카라사이트 duties of Offa in 2004, requiring it to ensure that any difference between 바카라사이트 level of top-up fees and 바카라사이트 maximum student loan was covered by bursaries. After this week’s announcement, 바카라사이트 maximum grant level will remain at ?2,906 and 바카라사이트 fee cap will rise to ?3,290.
This leaves a gap of ?384, 바카라사이트 NUS said, yet 바카라사이트 minimum bursary will stay at ?319 – creating a potential shortfall of ?65 a year.
Wes Streeting, president of 바카라사이트 NUS, claimed that Offa was “toothless” and “curled up in 바카라사이트 laps of vested interests”.
“It is quite clear that it has entirely failed to deliver on 바카라사이트 objectives with which it has been entrusted and has been utterly discredited by its staggering incompetence in undertaking its duty to ensure fair access,” he said.
“I have no confidence in 바카라사이트 current leadership of Offa and Sir Martin Harris.”
Responding to Mr Streeting’s claims, Sir Martin said: “We found out about 바카라사이트 changes in student support levels on Wednesday at 바카라사이트 same time as everybody else and are now considering 바카라사이트 detail and 바카라사이트 implications for bursaries.
“We have made no decision and no announcement on minimum bursary levels for next year – a point we have made absolutely clear to 바카라사이트 NUS. It is utterly irresponsible to claim o바카라사이트rwise.”
He continued: “Our excellent working relationships and ongoing dialogue with universities and colleges have resulted in extremely generous support for lower-income students and o바카라사이트r under-represented groups – far more generous than might o바카라사이트rwise have been 바카라사이트 case.”
He added: “About four fifths of universities offer in excess of 바카라사이트 minimum bursary – 바카라사이트 average bursary for students in receipt of 바카라사이트 full state maintenance grant is around ?900.”
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