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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

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 week before being put ...

23 Feb 2022 at 01:55

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

MPs call for an end to higher fees for Hong Kong students

A group of MPs has called for an end to higher fees imposed on students from Hong Kong, calling them an “impediment to opportunity”. In a letter published in The Times, the MPs said the British National (Overseas) visa, which allows ...

31 May 2022 at 10:25

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 ...

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” ...

28 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Lack of Government oversight has left student finance system open to fraud – MPs

A lack of Government oversight of franchised higher education providers has left the student loan system open to fraud and abuse, MPs have warned. Franchised providers – institutions that operate in partnership with ...

24 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Nurses should have student debt written off in return for NHS work – poll

Nurses should have their student loans written off in return for NHS work, leading nurses have said. A new poll shows that the majority of UK adults also back a loan forgiveness scheme for nurses who work in the ...

05 Mar 2024 at 00:01

UK’s highest student loan debt exceeds £230,000, new figures show

The graduate with the most unpaid student debt in the UK owes more than £231,000, while another loan holder racked up interest exceeding £50,000, according to new data. The figures, released by the Student ...

22 Mar 2024 at 12:08

Scotland

Scottish university students offered option of year-long financial support

University students will be able to spread their financial support over a 12-month period to help with costs over the summer months. Typically, students were only able to access loans and bursaries over a ...

19 Feb 2024 at 10:07

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Student loan concerns ‘could deter future students from attending university’

Almost half (49%) of university students and graduates aged 18 to 22 say the prospect of taking out a student loan made them think twice about attending university, a survey has found. A third (36%) of ...

30 Jun 2022 at 16:51

Government cuts student loan interest rates again amid rising inflation

Student loan interest rates in England and Wales will be slashed further to protect borrowers from rising inflation rates amid the soaring cost of living. Rates will be cut to 6.3% from September, the ...

10 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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