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How to make the most of your student loan

Calculator & guide – how much should you be saving for your kids to go to uni?

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Parents are expected to fill the gaps
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Calculator & guide – how much should you be saving for your kids to go to uni?

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Student Checklist - 50+ tips on how to stretch your student loan

Five things EVERY student should know
Hunting for hidden student discounts
Get paid to drink (yes, really)

Student Checklist - 50+ tips on how to stretch your student loan

With student maintenance loans lagging behind inflation, it's even more important to budget…

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Student loan interest is 8% – should I panic or pay it off?

You leave university, looking forward to your future, then spot your student loan statement.…

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Don't miss out on FREE money while at university

The costs attached to attending university can be eye-watering, with lots struggling to get…

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How much the Govt expects parents to give their children while at uni 2021/22

Find out the parental contribution

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Should you pay for university upfront or take the new Plan 5 student loan?

In September, the new ‘Plan 5’ loans launch for higher education starters from England. This…

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Student loan repayment

Over 2.5m English and Welsh students who started uni before August 2012, and Northern Irish…

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English student loans 2012-2022

You don't need the cash to pay for uni
Beware of the hidden parental contribution
Student loans DON'T go on your credit file

English student loans 2012-2022

Ignore newspaper headlines about students leaving university with £60,000 of debt. That's mostly…

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Free Mature Student Guide

The radical overhaul to English student finance in 2012 caused myths, panic and confusion.…

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Free Part-Time Student Guide

The student finance overhaul in 2012 saw myths, panic and confusion. Part-timers make up 40%…

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Student bank accounts

Free 0% overdrafts, free railcards and free cash – banks love to reel in new students with…

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Postgraduate student loans

Master's students in England and Wales can apply for Student Loans Company loans of £1,000s…

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Cutting tuition fees risks hurting students

Two facts you need to understand this

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The five changes needed to improve the current student finance system

The following is a summary of my/MSE’s full submission to the Government’s Augar review of…

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Degree Apprenticeships

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Student loans & mortgages

Does having a student loan impact a mortgage application?

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