"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging."
"When it comes to my student debt, I have adopted the same approach as millions of other graduates in my position: out of sight, out of mind. I knew, when I finally graduated in 2022 after three years as an undergraduate and a one-year Masters course, that the amount I owed was staggeringly vast and, on my meagre first salary in the world of full time work, it was not a problem for now."
"My debt when I graduated was 84,541.66. I had paid a total of just 310, and yet, thanks to the interest on the debt, I now owe 87,264.76 2,700 more than the amount I owed when I left university. I am one of millions of unlucky people on a Plan 2 loan widely believed to be the most punishing of the five loan plans."
The Independent covers topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, investigates political funding, and produces documentaries such as 'The A Word'. The outlet refuses paywalls and solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting and send journalists to speak to both sides. A graduate who finished in 2022 reopened their student finance account after a repayment threshold freeze and found interest had increased their balance from 84,541.66 at graduation to 87,264.76 despite paying only 310. Plan 2 loans, introduced in 2012 with RPI plus up to three percent interest, tie rates to earnings and require nine percent contributions from earnings.
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