Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed that undergraduate tuition fees in England will rise to £9,535 for the 2025/26 academic year, marking an increase of £285 from the previous frozen rate.
The National Union of Students criticized the rise in fees as a 'sticking plaster' but acknowledged that higher maintenance loans will provide significant support for the lowest income students facing rising living costs.
In a move to align education financing with inflation, both tuition fees and maintenance loans will be updated based on RPIX, which currently stands at 3.1%, reflecting ongoing financial pressures on students.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while initially advocating for the abolition of tuition fees, has now indicated a shift in priorities, focusing instead on other public spending, particularly the NHS.
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