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  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    US politics & policy
    US Supreme Court conservatives cast doubt on Biden’s student loan relief

    Majority of justices express scepticism about administration’s $400bn programme

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    UK universities
    Warning of hardship for English students over size of rise in financial support

    Russell Group of universities hits out at government’s below-inflation increase in maintenance loans

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Social affairs
    Students hit by cost of living crunch

    91 per cent of undergraduates worried about cost of living pressures, survey says

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    UK public finances
    Treasury bails out BoE for first losses on QE programme

    Central bank requires funding after raising interest rates but payments have no effect on overall public finances

  • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
    James Hymers
    Should you pay your child’s university fees up front?

    Avoiding the student loan system will benefit graduates for decades to come

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    Social affairs
    Students battle to stay afloat in cost of living crisis

    Experts warn of undergraduate poverty and an increased gap between rich and poor

  • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Biden’s imperfect but necessary plan to tackle student debt

    America’s mountain of college loans harms rather than helps social mobility

  • Monday, 29 August, 2022
    Stephen Bush
    Governments should beware the politics of tuition fees

    Joe Biden’s student debt deal shows how powerful graduates have become

  • Sunday, 28 August, 2022
    LexUS politics & policy
    US universities: Chinese cohort needed to ease debt pressure Premium content

    Most schools expect number of foreign students to recover from pandemic lows this academic year

  • Saturday, 27 August, 2022
    How US student loan debt has weighed down a generation of borrowers

    FT survey highlights the wide-ranging financial consequences that education debt burdens have had on Americans

  • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
    US student debt relief is an economic nothingburger

    Goldman Sachs doubts the impact on growth and inflation will be noticeable

  • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Biden’s student debt cancellation triggers ‘inflationary fire’ fears

    President fulfils campaign pledge by wiping out billions in loan payments but economists worry it will stoke price rises

  • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Biden to cancel $10,000 of student debt for millions of Americans

    Move likely to please progressive Democrats but threatens to further stoke inflation

  • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
    Harvard Business School
    Harvard to offer free MBA tuition to lowest-income students

    Business school says it wants to remove ‘financial barriers’ as it looks to increase diversity among its learners

  • Saturday, 13 August, 2022
    On Wall StreetGary Silverman
    The $1.6tn student debt quandary hanging over the US economy

    Decision whether to lift moratorium on federal loan payments will affect millions of borrowers

  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Money Clinic Podcast: How much is high inflation costing you?

    Experts give practical tips to help manage rising prices and higher interest rates

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    LexEducation
    US education: soaring costs will curb recessionary admissions surge Premium content

    There has been a fundamental shift in attitudes towards the value of a college degree

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Lower earners to lose £30,000 from student loan changes, think-tank says

    Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates higher earners will pay back £20,000 less over their lifetimes

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    Spring Statement
    Chancellor’s tax savings offset by changes to student loan repayments

    Economists warn that Spring Statement benefits older generations at expense of younger graduates

  • Friday, 25 February, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Student loans: Should the Bank of Mum and Dad step in?

    Sweeping changes to university funding leave graduates — and parents — with difficult choices

  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Lower earning graduates in England will see student loan repayments more than double

    Government’s own analysis of sweeping reforms finds changes will benefit higher earners

  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    UK universities
    UK graduates to pay more as repayment threshold on loans lowered

    Middle earners to suffer most while move to £25,000 will benefit those on higher pay

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    Coronavirus economic impact
    UK to lose at least £15bn on Covid support due to fraud and error, MPs warn

    Public accounts committee says taxpayers have been exposed to ‘substantial, long-term financial risks’

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
    How to fund your MBA studies

    From scholarships and loans to sponsorship and savings, careful research repays the effort

  • Friday, 4 February, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Overtaxed and underpaid: no wonder young investors love crypto

    Rising taxes and inflation are pushing young people further up the risk curve

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