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Labour peers fight 'grossly unfair' retrospective student loan hike

Former_MSE_Faye
Former_MSE_Faye Posts: 147 Forumite
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The Higher Education and Research Bill faced its second reading in the House of Lords this afternoon...
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'Labour peers fight 'grossly unfair' retrospective student loan hike'
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  • chanz4
    chanz4 Posts: 11,057 Forumite
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    Its a loan, most students take jobs under just to try and avoid repaying. This has to come from somewhere
    Don't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    chanz4 wrote: »
    Its a loan, most students take jobs under just to try and avoid repaying.

    Do you have any evidence whatsoever to support this, or is it just another in a long line of your bizarre posts?
  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    Do you have any evidence whatsoever to support this, or is it just another in a long line of your bizarre posts?

    There's no financial reason to take a job that is lower paid to avoid paying any loan back :/
  • chanz4
    chanz4 Posts: 11,057 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    Do you have any evidence whatsoever to support this, or is it just another in a long line of your bizarre posts?



    That's the question, or is it your bizarre post with nothing to prove the other way?


    Not many pay student loans back, hence them getting tighter on repayment
    Don't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.
  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    chanz4 wrote: »
    That's the question, or is it your bizarre post with nothing to prove the other way?


    Not many pay student loans back, hence them getting tighter on repayment

    What? You said that students purposely take lower paid jobs to avoid paying loans back. Where on earth have you got this idea from? That's what agrinnall is asking.

    And in any case, why would anyone do that? Doesn't make sense financially to take less to avoid having 9% of some of it taken out of your pay packet.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    chanz4 wrote: »
    That's the question, or is it your bizarre post with nothing to prove the other way?


    Not many pay student loans back, hence them getting tighter on repayment

    Not many? Any figures to back that up and a break down on qualifications?
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    chanz4 wrote: »


    Not many pay student loans back, hence them getting tighter on repayment

    So your evidence to back up one unsupported statement is a second unsupported statement?
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