Student Loans

Erudio Student Loans has admitted over 500 people have mistakenly had money taken from their accounts – not the 50 it formerly said. All those affected have been refunded, but if you've had money taken and haven't had it back, let us know.

58,000 former students with loans from the 1990s are getting refunds or having money wiped from their debts after a Student Loans Company (SLC) paperwork blunder.

MoneySavingExpert.com is urging the Government to urgently clear up confusion after it emerged thousands of people who defer student loans taken out between 1990 and 1998 will now have this information added to their credit files. This is despite ministers promising there would be no real change for borrowers after the loans were sold to debt collector Erudio Student Loans last year.

Nearly £900 million of student loans taken out during the 1990s have been sold off by the Government.

At the start of the new academic year I am calling for the Government to urgently review student maintenance loans and grants to ensure they cover the true cost of living.

Student rent prices have soared by 8.5% in the past year, with the average price of a room now reaching £357 per month, according to a new study.

Inflation rose to 3.3% last month which means some students and graduates will pay a little less interest on their student loans.

MPs who broke a pledge not to raise tuition fees shouldn't stand for re-election, according to a poll of parents published today.