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Embattled student loans administrator Erudio has failed to provide deferment application forms to thousands of graduates on time, which may leave them wrongly having to make repayments from next month if not resolved.

Tens of thousands of Erudio customers will begin to have interest applied to their loans after it was initially frozen last year following an investigation into historic paperwork issues.

Tens of thousands of graduates have overpaid their student loans by a collective £45.4 million, new data reveals. We explain how you can get your money back below.

Millions of g raduates will pay less interest on their student loans from September, while more people with a pre-1998 mortgage-style loan will qualify to defer theirs from then too.

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.

Many customers of Erudio – the firm which manages some pre-1998 mortgage style student loans – have been left baffled over the last few days after receiving debt demands with old dates on them.

MoneySavingExpert.com is calling on graduates with an Erudio student loan to give us their feedback on the firm's new deferral forms.

Muslim students in England will be able to get alternative student finance acceptable under Sharia law the Government has confirmed, although this will not be available until 2016 at the earliest.