{"id":28839,"date":"2026-06-22T11:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lyy.fi\/?p=28839"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:07:00","slug":"the-comprehensive-reform-of-student-financial-aid-was-nothing-more-than-a-half-hearted-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyy.fi\/en\/the-comprehensive-reform-of-student-financial-aid-was-nothing-more-than-a-half-hearted-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"The comprehensive reform of student financial aid was nothing more than a half-hearted attempt\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the Student Union of the University of Lapland issued a statement on the government\u2019s proposal for a comprehensive reform of student financial aid. LYY believes that the reform supports and perpetuates the current loan-based model. The reform does not meet even the government\u2019s own&nbsp;objective&nbsp;of enabling full-time study.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest change in the draft bill is the two-tier model for student loan repayment, under which graduates completing their studies within the target&nbsp;timeframe&nbsp;receive a higher repayment than those graduating within the standard&nbsp;timeframe. Furthermore, the draft bill proposes that loan repayment relief is only available for loans up to&nbsp;\u20ac8,000 but&nbsp;capped at a maximum of \u20ac7,000. LYY believes that the legislative amendment will&nbsp;favor&nbsp;students who do not face any challenges in completing their studies. The impact assessment for the draft bill also&nbsp;states&nbsp;that the effects would be moderate. LYY is concerned that the two-tier model does not&nbsp;incentivize&nbsp;master\u2019s&nbsp;students at university to graduate on time, as the full repayment relief can already be obtained upon completion of a&nbsp;bachelor\u2019s&nbsp;degree. At the same time, raising the loan repayment relief to \u20ac8,000 may encourage students to take out unnecessary&nbsp;additional&nbsp;loans.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Student Union proposes that the loan repayment model be further developed; a more effective model would be an annual tiered system in which the loan repayment amount would decrease the longer studies continue. This model would encourage students to graduate both during their studies and after the target and deadline periods. The model would reduce students\u2019 interest costs and the total amount of their loans. Furthermore, the Student Union proposed that the income limits for interest subsidies be raised and that the possibility of an interest cap on student loans be investigated.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, LYY viewed the proposed increase in the carer\u2019s allowance and\u00a0the greater\u00a0flexibility\u00a0regarding\u00a0the duration of support as positive aspects of the bill.\u00a0The amendment takes better account of changes in students\u2019 lives, such as\u00a0facing an illness.\u00a0Nevertheless, the Student Union believes that the government now had an opportunity to improve students\u2019 livelihoods comprehensively by increasing\u00a0money\u00a0benefits and linking the housing supplement to the national pension index, whilst at the same time reducing the rapid accumulation\u00a0of student\u00a0debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further information:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Krista Ulkuniemi&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocacy Specialist&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:edunvalvonta@lyy.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">edunvalvonta@lyy.fi<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+358 451384190<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the Student Union of the University of Lapland issued a statement on the government\u2019s proposal for a comprehensive reform of student financial aid. 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The reform does not meet even the government\u2019s own&nbsp;objective&nbsp;of enabling full-time study.&nbsp;&nbsp; The biggest change in the draft &#8230; <a title=\"The comprehensive reform of student financial aid was nothing more than a half-hearted attempt\u00a0\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lyy.fi\/en\/the-comprehensive-reform-of-student-financial-aid-was-nothing-more-than-a-half-hearted-attempt\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The comprehensive reform of student financial aid was nothing more than a half-hearted attempt\u00a0\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":28836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[190,324],"class_list":["post-28839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-statement","tag-student-financial-aid"],"acf":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The comprehensive reform of student financial aid was nothing more than a half-hearted attempt\u00a0 - LYY<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lyy.fi\/en\/the-comprehensive-reform-of-student-financial-aid-was-nothing-more-than-a-half-hearted-attempt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The comprehensive reform of student financial aid was nothing more than a half-hearted attempt\u00a0 - LYY\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week, the Student Union of the University of Lapland issued a statement on the government\u2019s proposal for a comprehensive reform of student financial aid. 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