Scrapping the maintenance loan will close more doors to the poorest in society
Osborne gets to choose who has the right to further education
Osborne gets to choose who has the right to further education
They scrapped tuition fees – but that’s not quite the whole story
The spike in personal debt is a reminder the economy is built on the indebtedness of large swathes of the population
There are concerns that a surge in optimism about the British economy is leading people to take out more loans than they can truly afford
Universities will be left with a huge funding gap – and students still won’t be able to pay off their loans
Contrary to previous reports, UCU report finds that increased fees are putting the most disadvantaged young people off university.
In the US, commentators are now warning of the next group of loans that seem reckless and ready to collapse that could lead to the “the next financial crisis”.
Alex Hern reveals the outrageous attempt by Wonga to encourage students to take out payday loans.
NUS National Women’s Officer Olivia Bailey reports on the gender pay-inequality that will affect women’s repayments of student loans.
George Osborne’s announcement of plans to sell off the Student Loans book can certainly sound somewhat ominous: a debt that was previously owed to the government could now instead be held by some clandestine private company.