As student loan interest rates increase this year, Nina Patel breaks down the obscurities around what this means for those at university.
‘More Than 1 in 10 Students Use Their Body To Fund University’, Suggests Survey
A study conducted by the National Student Money Survey showed that 78% of students have monetary problems. It also showed that more than 1 in 10 of students use sugar dating, webcamming, and sex work […]
SPOTLIGHT: Student Loans Company Overpayments Cause Hardship for Nursing Students
Hundreds of Nursing Students across the UK have been overpaid by the Students Loan Company due to a mistake in calculations. Many of those affected rang the Students Loan Company asking to re-pay this amount […]
Student Loans Company Chief Sacked for Gross Misconduct
The chief of the Student Loans Company, Steve Lamey, has been sacked after a long investigation into his conduct and behaviour. Lamey was suspended in July and it was announced this week that his contract […]
Features | Money on my mind – Students struggling to make ends meet
An increasing number of students are running into financial trouble, largely due to failures in the student finance system and the rise of tuition fees. We talk to two very different students about their experiences […]
Debate | Should the student loan book be sold?
After the privatisation of pre-1998 student debt last November the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced that the pre-2012 student loan book would also be up for sale to private companies, with plans of completing this sale […]
Features | Student Loan Do’s and Don’ts
Your student loan is finally in your bank account but you may not be so gleeful if you spend it all half way through term. Here are some tips to guide you on your quest […]
Comment | Roll Up, Roll Up, Student Livelihoods For Sale!
Amongst the diverse range of public assets to be privatised by the Coalition Government (these include Royal Mail and NHS Plasma Supply), Student Loans is the latest target by which the government is attempting to […]