A petition challenging elements of the current university funding model's means-testing methodology is before the courts, the latest in a series of legal challenges to the funding framework introduced in recent years.
Petitioners argue the methodology used to categorize students into funding bands does not adequately account for household circumstances in informal or irregular income situations.
Impact on Students
University administrators say pending litigation has, in the past, delayed disbursement of funds to affected students, and are calling for a swifter resolution to avoid disrupting the current academic year.
