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  • Debt-saddled grads ‘risk earning less than minimum wage’ five years after leaving uni

    Education

    For nearly half of all university courses, those in the bottom quarter of the cohort end up earning less than minimum wage five years on from graduating, according to a new report on the outcomes crisis in higher education.  The think tank Policy Exchange has found that rampant grade inflation and an explosion in university [...]

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  • The student loan rip-off is hitting women hardest

    Opinion

    Women already earn and save materially less than men – and a student loan system that, were it nay other credit product would amount to mis-selling, is making it worse, says Gina Miller Britain’s student loan system is one of the most quietly distortionary fiscal instruments on the statute book. It applies a nine per [...]

    Woman using AI tools to manage student loan repayments on a laptop, highlighting financial technology and education financ...
  • The student loan book is disguising the real size of the national debt

    Opinion

    The market value of the student loan book is approximately £33bn lower than official government accounts suggest. As a result, our national debt is higher than we’re being told – disguised by billions in loans that are much less valuable than they appear, says Sebastian Charleton Britain’s young are the most educated generation in our [...]

    Student reviewing loan documents amidst growing debt concerns

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