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MSE News: 20,000 weekend students to repay living loans as normal after Government reprieve

Around 22,000 weekend students will now be able to pay back living loans under their original terms, as the Government has U-turned on a decision to demand repayment sooner. However, affected students will likely still need to repay grants received and change courses if they need support going forward. Here's the latest…

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  • badmemory
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    I suspect they U-turned on that decision because they realised that the money could not be repaid by taking it direct from income like normal student loans & many would be able to fight it because the loans would not normally be granted as they would be unaffordable.

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