World news | The GuardianApr 9
Weekend students at 15 universities in England told to return loans and grants https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/09/weekend-students-at-15-universities-in-england-told-to-return-loans-and-grants #Education #UkNews #Universities #HigherEducation #StudentFinance #Students
Weekend students at 15 universities in England told to return loans and grants

Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligible

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianApr 7
UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6% https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/07/uk-government-caps-student-loan-interest-rates #StudentFinance #EducationPolicy #HigherEducation #Education #Money #Politics #Students #UkNews #England #Wales
UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6%

Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflict

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 23
Student debt eats away home deposit savings to tune of £2,000 a year, says Barclays https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/23/student-debt-eats-away-home-deposit-savings-to-tune-of-2000-a-year-says-barclays #StudentFinance #BorrowingDebt #Students #MartinLewis #HigherEducation #Money #RachelReeves #YoungPeople #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #GraduateCareers #Society #WorkCareers #Education #ConsumerAffairs #UkNews
Student debt eats away home deposit savings to tune of £2,000 a year, says Barclays

Repayments also affect financial stability of nearly half of graduates, according to report by UK bank

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 15
Office for Students faces judicial review over public funding for bible colleges https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/15/office-for-students-judicial-review-public-funding-bible-colleges #OfficeForStudents #HigherEducation #Students #StudentFinance #UniversityFunding #Religion #Education #UkNews #Christianity #England
Office for Students faces judicial review over public funding for bible colleges

National Secular Society to launch court action after failure to investigate alleged breaches of academic freedom laws

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 12
MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/12/mps-launch-student-loans-inquiry-amid-perfect-storm-for-young-people-in-uk #StudentFinance #YoungPeople #GraduateCareers #WorkCareers #Money #Society #HigherEducation #Students #Education #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #HousePrices #Pensions #AiArtificialIntelligence #UkNews #HouseOfCommons #Business #BorrowingDebt #Politics
MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK

Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debt

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 6
Vice-chancellor calls for review into student loans for those without A-levels https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/06/university-vice-chancellor-review-student-loan-a-levels-education #HigherEducation #UniversityFunding #StudentFinance #UniversityOfBirmingham #Students #Admissions #Universities #Education #UkNews
Vice-chancellor calls for review into student loans for those without A-levels

Adam Tickell, of University of Birmingham, says money is loaned to people who ‘are not really capable of graduating’

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 28
It’s been decreed: something must be done about student loans in England https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/feb/28/its-been-decreed-something-must-be-done-about-student-loans-in-england #StudentFinance #EducationPolicy #Education #HigherEducation #Politics #UkNews #MartinLewis #KemiBadenoch #Labour #Conservatives #Students
It’s been decreed: something must be done about student loans in England

The education secretary wants a fairer system and the Tories have leapt in with their own plan – but why now?

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 25
UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/feb/25/ministers-explore-easing-burden-student-loans-university-graduates #StudentFinance #Universities #Students #HigherEducation #UkNews #DepartmentForEducation #Politics
UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans

Government reviews options for plan 2 loans, such as increasing repayment thresholds, amid growing pressure

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 25
Student loan crisis in England and Wales is a scam on graduates, say angry MPs https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/feb/25/student-loan-crisis-scam-on-graduates-angry-labour #StudentFinance #Students #HigherEducation #BorrowingDebt #BridgetPhillipson #Politics #UkNews #ConsumerAffairs #Money
Student loan crisis in England and Wales is a scam on graduates, say angry MPs

Debate to take place in Westminster as some backbench Labour members join calls for a shake-up of the system

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 22
Tories would scrap ‘debt trap’ of high interest student loans, says Kemi Badenoch https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/22/tories-scrap-high-interest-student-loans-says-kemi-badenoch #StudentFinance #KemiBadenoch #Students #Conservatives #Money #BridgetPhillipson #Politics #UkNews #HigherEducation #Education
Tories would scrap ‘debt trap’ of high interest on student loans, says Kemi Badenoch

Education secretary suggests Labour’s priority is maintenance grants for poorer students rather than cutting interest

The Guardian