Figure 4: How do you expect to cover the majority of your living costs while at university – broken down by socioeconomic group* 60% 50% 52 47 40% 42 42 35 30% 28 25 20% 22 19 18 10% 11 13 0% A B C1 C2 D E Maintenance loan or grant Support from family Linear (Maintenance loan or grant) Linear (Support from family) There is a clear trend in planned use more consistent across these groups. of maintenance loans and grants This means that students from more versus family support between affluent backgrounds are more likely socioeconomic groups, whereas use to enter the workforce with lower debt, of scholarships and other methods are perpetuating wealth inequality. *For more information about socioeconomic groups, please refer to our notes on socioeconomic groups on page 9 and 43. Unite Students | Applicant Index Report 16