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''Lifelong loans' to launch in 2025 to help those in England wanting to study, train or retrain later in life'
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MSE News: 'Lifelong loans' to launch in 2025 for those in England wanting to study later in life
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People in England aged up to 60 who want to study, train or retrain will be able to access flexible student finance to help them do so from 2025, the Government has confirmed today. The new higher education loan scheme, dubbed the 'lifelong loan entitlement', will be worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education.
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Will miss it by a year!I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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I just think this is a total rip off. You are effectively given 40k for 4 years study and asked to pay a higher tax for life at a rate that is ridiculous.
I would contemplate doing this at 55 and retiring early and becoming a student, knowing full well I won't pay any back!
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Would this apply to returning students in AY 25/26 who are already on a Plan 5 loan?0
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travelling_muon said:Would this apply to returning students in AY 25/26 who are already on a Plan 5 loan?0
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Does it mention that anEd-1 said:travelling_muon said:Would this apply to returning students in AY 25/26 who are already on a Plan 5 loan?0
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travelling_muon said:Does it mention that anEd-1 said:travelling_muon said:Would this apply to returning students in AY 25/26 who are already on a Plan 5 loan?
For returning learners starting a new course from 2025/26, deductions will be made from the £37,000 tuition fee loan entitlement according to the below methodology to calculate a residual entitlement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-much-lifelong-learning-entitlement-you-could-get
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lifelong-learning-entitlement-lle-overview/lifelong-learning-entitlement-overview
https://www.heinfo.slc.co.uk/lle/lle-faq/lifelong-learning-entitlement-faq
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