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Maintenance Grant

English students face a real-terms cut in their living loans.
English student living loans will rise by 2.5% from September, the Government has announced. But with inflation currently at 4%, it means students will see ANOTHER real-terms cut in the amount they get to help them with living costs. MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has warned that this is one of the biggest practical problems for students, with some not having enough money to live on.
5 February 2024
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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.
1 February 2018
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University tuition fees will be cut from £9,000 to £6,000 a year if Labour wins the General Election, Ed Miliband has today promised.
26 February 2015
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Students expecting the next instalment of their maintenance loan in January are being warned to be wary of phishing emails that attempt to steal the money as a spike in scams is predicted.
31 December 2014

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