Is it time to stop student finance being based on parental income

And the ugly nature of TSR reveals itself, as it votes overwhelming for poor people to pay for kids from rich families to go through uni.

Let's be realistic. If it was based on what we personally get, everyone would be getting the maximum. There's not enough money for that.
If your parents refuse to support you during uni then you should have saved up during the summer and get a part time job during uni. I don't understand why a parent would not help their child but most uni students are technically adults so your parents are not obligated to give you anything, this discussion would probably have been had with your parents beforehand, yet you still cart yourself off to uni in September. If you know you can't afford it and your support from SF isn't enough, why are you in a rush to go to uni? I have no sympathy for those kind of people.

I don't agree with your second point at all. You could have a 1st class honours from Oxbridge and still be unemployed. All degrees from any uni can land you in a good job. Your degree/uni will not speak for itself. You have to sell yourself, you have to gain experience and you have to show that you are worthy of the job.

There is already support available for A level achievements.

How is the poor people paying for the rich families! It is the higher earners that pay more tax to the government. My father is a working class only parent with 4 children (2 of which are at uni) and we don't receive any financial aid from him. He may still be capable of helping us but he chooses not to because no law says he has to. So we are being treated worse than others even though I am studying a course that requires more hours revision than the average chavvy foundation degree. The stupidity and narrow mindedness of people that think the life of the working class students is easier than the poorer class students makes me really pissed off.

I do think that Student loans should take into account how many people are in the household alongside the income though. A student from a family of 6 on 50K a year gets the same loan as a student from a family of 3 on 50K a year. That's not fair because the first student will have less financial help from their family.

I know what you are saying but it's not my fault my parents aren't giving me money so why am I discriminated against?

I do think that Student loans should take into account how many people are in the household alongside the income though. A student from a family of 6 on 50K a year gets the same loan as a student from a family of 3 on 50K a year. That's not fair because the first student will have less financial help from their family.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone claim that >£70k is a working class salary.

You're not discriminated against, you're still receiving some type of loan. Are you struggling at uni?

No. Someone with a family income of 80k shouldn't receive the same as someone with an income of 25k. How is that fair?

My dad makes 30-40K I know 70+K isn't working class

I can manage because I have 2 part time jobs but it consumes a lot of time. It's just unfair some students get more than others irrespective of where it comes from.

Someone's mother and father could could be millionaires but they might never see a penny of it to help them through uni. Although my father makes around 45K a year, I don't get any of it so that's why it's unfair. they should reduce grants so they can give every student the same grant/loan total. This way there is no discrimination.