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Tens of thousands of the poorest part-time students are to get extra money to help pay university fees and meet rising living costs, ministers will announce today. The students’ grant will rise by more than 25%, while the money (36) through "hardship funds" will (37) . The announcement follows growing concern that those institutions with a high proportion of part-time students will lose when (38) fees for full-time courses start next year. The education secretary, Ruth Kelly, said yesterday that such students played a crucial role in higher education, and the (39) measures would ensure part-time undergraduate courses remained open to all. There are around 500, 000 part-timers in higher education in England. The government expects 85, 000 to (40) from the financial package. Yesterday David Latchman, of Birkbeck College, London, which educates thousands of part- timers, said the (41) were a step in the right direction: "This announcement begins to (42) the balance so that part-time students who might struggle to pay fees will now have access to the financial support they need. The government has been listening to our (43) , and we consider this a good outcome." (44) . These fees are not paid back until students have graduated. (45) .Those institutions with a high proportion of part-timers feared they would not be able to raise fees without pricing many out of the market. (46) . The money in the hardship fund, which universities can allocate to students facing particular financial difficulties, will rise from ￡ 3m to ￡ 12m.