In his pre-Budget report speech Chancellor Gordon Brown said the Government will consult on a new path to entry to university in which students volunteer in return for a reduction in tuition fees.
A Treasury spokeswoman said the plan is being developed with youth volunteering charity v, and will be open to 18- to 25-year-old students.
Participants will commit to a 40-week volunteering placement in a youth service, childrens service, or school, over the course of a year. In return they will get up to 3,000 off their tuition fees, and up to 60 a week to help with living expenses.The scheme is due to begin in autumn 2007.
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