Students

The Government has set out plans for accelerated two-year degrees which it claims will save students at least £5,500 in tuition fees compared to a three-year course. But Martin Lewis has warned that while it means lower living costs at uni, many students won't pay any less for their studies.

Student loan repayment thresholds will rise by hundreds of pounds next April, but many students and former students from England and Wales will see interest rates increase to 6.3% in September – here's why you shouldn't panic.

Students who missed out on teaching time during university strikes earlier this year are trying to get compensation, with more than 5,000 signing up to a proposed group legal action and hundreds more filing individual claims.

Students across the UK may be entitled to a refund of £50 on their TV licence fee.

Universities say students and prospective students need clearer and better-targeted financial advice on the full implications of taking out a student loan - a call which is backed by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis.

Student loan interest rates, already a source of much anger and a Government review, are set to rise again in September. Current students from England and Wales will almost certainly see the rate rise from 6.1% to 6.3% - and many former students with outstanding loans will see their rates rise too.

Almost 90% of applicants to a fund for students in financial difficulty in Scotland have been accepted in the last three years – with each being given over £900 on average, according to data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com.

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to make student finance "fairer" and launched a major review of university funding this afternoon.

University leavers reclaimed more than £560,000 from the Student Loans Company in December - a huge spike compared to the year before.

Welsh students starting university this September will be given at least £1,000 a year and some will receive more than £10,000, as part of a huge shake-up of maintenance grants.