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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.
23 March 2018
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More than 90% of homeowners who are part of the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme face losing up to £5,000 a year within weeks when the benefit is replaced by a loan – if you're affected, you must act NOW.
20 March 2018
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A new regulation which will see the repayment threshold for post-2012 student loans raised to £25,000/year and then increase annually in line with changes to average earnings will come into force next month.
7 March 2018
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Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to make student finance "fairer" and launched a major review of university funding this afternoon.
19 February 2018
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A MoneySaver who racked up £180,000 in debt on loans and credit cards has told how she finally became debt-free 12 years later, thanks to the debt charity Stepchange and help from the MoneySavingExpert.com Forum.
19 January 2018
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Graduates will no longer waste money making further payments on student loans they have already paid back, Budget papers revealed today.
22 November 2017
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The Government today formally restarted the process of selling off English student loans, after a delay of several months due to the general election. Here's what you need to know if your loan's being sold off.
31 October 2017
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An influential group of MPs has launched a wide-ranging inquiry into the student loans system, amid intense political debate about the future of student finance.
14 October 2017
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The Universities Minister Jo Johnson has finally agreed that student loans should be called 'graduate contributions', after being challenged on the point by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis.
3 October 2017
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Borrowing by consumers on credit cards, loans and overdrafts is showing signs of slowing down, according to latest figures.
26 September 2017

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