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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 days ago

UK to shift renewables subsidies to CPI, highlighting student loan disparity - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Renewables Obligation will switch from RPI to CPI indexation in April 2026, lowering costs, while Plan 5 student loans remain RPI-linked, creating a policy inconsistency that increases graduate debt burdens.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Guardian view on student loans: a graduate levy by stealth is no way to fund the NHS | Editorial

Freezing the student loan repayment threshold effectively imposes a tax increase on graduates by raising marginal tax rates and reducing disposable income when wages rise.
fromBusiness Matters
6 months ago

Parents fork out 2.8bn a year to plug university funding gap

Parents and grandparents are shouldering an unprecedented £2.8 billion a year to support students through university, as the soaring cost of higher education leaves families footing the bill. New research shows that 71 per cent of parents are either contributing, or planning to contribute, financially towards their children's time at university. The average outlay per family now stands at £8,723 annually. With more than 328,000 students enrolling in UK universities this year, the financial burden on households has reached a record high.
Higher education
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