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Grade requirements for student loans ‘would be attack on working class learners’

Plans to consider minimum grade requirements for student loans are an “attack” on poorer pupils and “fly in the face of the levelling up agenda”, a university staff union has said. On Thursday, the Government unveiled its response to the Augar ...

24 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Student loan changes will hit lower earners hardest, experts warn

Changes to student loan payments will hit lower-earning graduates hardest, experts have warned. Ben Waltmann, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said changes which will see graduates start paying their loan ...

24 Feb 2022 at 15:55

All graduates should repay at least £10 a week under reformed system – economist

All university graduates should repay at least £10 a week under a reformed student loan system, a former government adviser has said. Tim Leunig, an economist and an adviser to the Treasury and the Department for Education under the ...

26 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Call for student loan ‘forgiveness scheme’ to help tackle NHS dropout rates

High dropout rates as NHS staff begin their careers are leading to severe strain in the health service, experts have warned as they called for healthcare workers’ student loans to be written off. There is a “highly leaky” training ...

28 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Government to cap interest on student loans to guard against inflation

Student loan interest rates will be capped to a maximum of 7.3% for a year to guard against soaring inflation, the Government has announced. Borrowers were due to face a 12% interest rate in September due to a rise in Retail ...

11 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Pupils who fail GCSE English and maths ‘may be blocked’ from student loans

Pupils could be blocked from taking out student loans if they fail maths and English GCSEs, under Government plans aimed at tightening controls on higher education. The proposals, which are set to be published later this ...

23 Feb 2022 at 01:55

Most graduates say maximum student loan interest unfair – survey

The majority of graduates say the maximum student loan interest is unfair, a survey has found, as most say fairer policies would affect their vote. Campaigns platform Organise and Rethink Repayment said the student ...

10 Feb 2026 at 06:52

Government will ‘look at’ Plan 2 student loans, Education Secretary says

Government will ‘look at’ Plan B student loans, minister says

The Education Secretary has said she will “look at” Plan 2 student loans amid widespread concerns over repayment costs, but refused to commit to changing the system. Bridget Phillipson insisted she wanted “fairer” ...

22 Feb 2026 at 14:36

Kemi Badenoch plans to double apprentice numbers and cut university entrants

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to double the number of apprenticeships and cut university entrants by 100,000 as part of reforms to education funding. The Conservative leader did an engineering apprenticeship before ...

24 Feb 2026 at 09:05

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Martin Lewis apologises to Kemi Badenoch for ‘gate crashing’ ITV interview

Martin Lewis has apologised to Kemi Badenoch for “gate crashing” her interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. The Conservative leader was being interviewed on the show on Monday while Mr Lewis was waiting to ...

23 Feb 2026 at 16:04

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Martin Lewis urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse student loans decision

The student loans system is a “nightmare” and a “mess”, consumer champion Martin Lewis has said. Mr Lewis focused on controversial Plan 2 loans while appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Monday. He ...

23 Feb 2026 at 12:11

We will look at ways to make student loan system fairer, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to help students, telling MPs he will look at ways to make the loans system fairer. Slashing interest rates and changing the repayment threshold on student loans may be ...

25 Feb 2026 at 14:37

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