Written Statements - Hansard - UK Parliament 5 of 8 https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2008-10-29/debates/5f8c5cc8-04e7-4c66-adfc-5cfff3e33f80/Wri... For students coming into university in 2009-10 student support—like the child tax credit—will focus help on families earning up to £50,000 who are doing the right thing by supporting their children to go to university: Back to top the family income threshold for the full grant will remain at the enhanced level of £25,000, which we expect will provide around 40 per cent of students with a full grant, exceeding the intention announced last July for one-third of students to receive a full grant; the family income threshold for a partial grant will be £50,020, which means that all students with household incomes of £18,360 to £50,020 will be eligible for higher levels of grant than in 2007-08; all students with a household income of £18,360 to £57,708 will be eligible for a more generous package of grant and loan support than in 2007-08; and consequently, we are maintaining the intention that two-thirds of students should receive either a full or a partial grant. Column 94WS The new student support arrangements will be applicable only to new students entering higher education in 2009-10. Existing students will receive the same support as they were entitled to receive when they started university. I propose to lay before Parliament amending regulations to adjust the eligibility for student grants and loans. Following approval by Parliament, they will take some weeks to implement. I have therefore asked the Student Loans Company to begin processing applications for student support in the New Year. The full annual impact of these changes will reduce the cost pressure by £100 million. For the rest of this spending review period it will be necessary to make incremental adjustments to the DIUS budget, which totals over £20 billion. My department is well on the way to identifying £1.5 billion of cash-releasing efficiency savings over the period, and further reductions will be sought. I also plan to deploy some of the departmental unallocated provision. In making changes, we will: maintain the ring-fenced science budget; maintain the unit of funding for students in higher education; continue to increase HE student numbers annually towards our participation target; and continue to increase investment in further education and skills, including expansion of the Train to Gain programme. I am today asking HEFCE to allocate no more than 10,000 additional student numbers for 2009-10. This means that, in 2009-10, there will be 30,000 more funded students (full-time equivalent) compared to 2007-08. Details of other budget changes will be made available at the appropriate time in the usual manner. Secure Training Centres: Physical Restraint The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice  (Lord Bach) Share My right honourable friend the Minister of State (David Hanson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 24 June, the Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, my right honourable 22/07/2026, 15:49