Student finance
Student loan interest rates cut again as inflation and cost of living soar
DfE says maximum rate will be fixed at 6.3% from September having previously reduced it to 7.3%
Sally Weale Education correspondent
09, Aug, 2022 @11:01 PM
‘I feel I’m moving backwards’: new UK graduates hit by cost of living crisis
Job insecurity, soaring prices and rising rents mean ‘the class of 2022’ faces difficult decisions
Kimi Chaddah
06, Aug, 2022 @9:00 AM
Homeless students on rise in UK amid cost of living crisis
Universities must do more, says thinktank, noting need for support for those from poorer backgrounds
Sally Weale Education correspondent
21, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM
PhD students told to consider selling Avon products to make ends meet
‘Appalling’ advice on coping with the cost of living crisis from prestigious agency provokes anger among researchers
Ian Sample Science editor
20, Jul, 2022 @7:01 PM
Student loan interest rate to be capped at 7.3% in autumn, says DfE
Ministers intervene to stop interest rate in England and Wales reaching 12% with inflation by September
Richard Adams Education editor
11, Jun, 2022 @8:15 AM
Fear of 12% interest on student loans will put many off university, top Tories warn
Inflation-linked rise will deter poorer school-leavers from entering higher education in England and Wales, say former ministers
Michael Savage and Donna Ferguson
22, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
NHS wants to take back my grant for paramedic training
I’ve been paid £1,300, but now I’ve been told I don’t qualify for the money and must return it
Anna Tims
18, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
Student loan changes in England ‘could imperil supply of teachers and nurses’
Less well-off young people may be put off university, hitting supply of graduates in key sectors, says review
Richard Adams Education editor
02, May, 2022 @3:35 PM
Poorer students will bear the brunt of costly loans | Letter
Letter: Dianne Nelmes says the grants she got in the 1970s enabled her to go to university, while today underprivileged students are saddled with ever more debt
Letters
17, Apr, 2022 @3:39 PM
I’ll tell you what these workshy students need: an interest-rate hike and more debt! | Joel Golby
Look, I wouldn’t choose to financially support the 20-year-old me, either. But I do know that university is just a good thing, says Guardian writer Joel Golby
Joel Golby
14, Apr, 2022 @2:45 PM
Graduates to be hit with ‘brutal’ student loan interest rates of up to 12%
Most recent graduates in England and Wales will be charged 9% from September amid rising retail prices index
Richard Adams, Education editor
13, Apr, 2022 @2:08 PM
I saved cash by quitting a student room to become a petsitter
Accommodation is free in exchange for caring for pets, which can save as much as £5,000 a year
Eibhlis Gale-Coleman
26, Mar, 2022 @10:00 AM
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