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Tag: loans

Student Finance England’s Estrangement Policy Puts Students in Danger

25th November 201925th November 2019Billy Nuttall

Student finance England has a strict policy on estranged students, which prevents students from making an application based on their own independent income. If you are an estranged student, this typically leaves you worse off, because you cannot be means tested, and so receive a maximum of £3500 in maintenance loan. At this point your […]

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How to shoulder the burden of student loans

11th May 201815th May 2018Sophie Phillipson

Student loans. Chances are you fall into one of two camps – the ones burying their heads in the sand, or the ones petrified of graduating with an average £50k debt. Those lucky enough not to have taken out a loan need not read on. When the cost of a university education trebled to £9,000 […]

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Government scraps maintenance grants

1st August 20161st August 2016Toby Clyde

Grants to pay for student living costs have been scrapped, a change that has today provoked a strong response from the NUS Vice-President. This comes after the NUS announced a national demonstration in November to demand an end to the marketisation of university and college education. Former Chancellor George Osborne revealed the decision in his […]

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The Toxic Topic in Politics – Tuition Fees

29th January 2016Louis Trupia

Tuition fees – a topic that has become more dangerous for politicians than their own pay. The Liberal Democrats will vouch that this is no longer a subject to be taken lightly. At last years’ general election students showed that if a party tries hard to win their backing and then goes back on their […]

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