Pressure on the government to cut the cost of childcare is intense, partly because it has committed itself to providing free care for 130,000 two-year-olds from underprivileged families from this September, and for 130,000 more from September next year.
"It could put off students from underprivileged backgrounds from applying, who might not understand how the loan system works, or are very debt-averse.
NUS vice-president Sorana Vieru told BBC Breakfast: "It could put off students from underprivileged backgrounds from applying, who might not understand how the loan system works, or are very debt-averse.
More than 150 Ohio Wesleyan students from this program tutor and mentor underprivileged pupils from Columbus.
Aston Villa Ladies defender Jade Richards was part of the club's community team that helped bring girls from prominent Delhi schools, as well as underprivileged girls from slum areas of the capital, together to play football at the Delhi Dreams Girls Football Tournament, which Villa co-hosted.
Other events While in India, Ms. Bellamy met one-on-one with the Indian Prime Minister and also had meetings with underprivileged girls from rural India, and with tsunami-affected children from the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Many first-year students are shy, underprivileged youths from the countryside.
Up to 50 underprivileged children from the Paterson area attend the free camp each week.
I believe they are trying to push the underprivileged out from central London," she says.
It included a tip to Disney World for underprivileged kids from the Gainesville Boys & Girls Club and a 24-team Powder Puff tournament.
