Student Loans

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.

Students are highly confused by the new university tuition fees and loans system which begins this month, research published today by the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information reveals.

Scottish students with low family incomes who study at a Scottish university will get more cash towards living costs from next year.

Students heading to university this autumn can expect to spend an average £9,250 a year on the cost of living, according to research published on the day A Level results come out.