“The biggest debt currently owed to the Student Loans Company is £66,150, the BBC has learned. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the total sum of the 20 largest student debts is over £1m …” (more)
[Julia Ross, BBC News, 19 March]
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Twenty largest student debts revealed
Posted in Fees and access with tags student loans, UK on 19 March 2011 by SteveThe right answer
Posted in Fees and access, Governance and administration with tags fees, graduate tax, programme for government, student loans on 7 March 2011 by Steve
“#pfg11 freebie for review of HE funding – just cog http://t.co/Vmqw5Z1. My students will do it for you … inc contingent loan is your answer” (tweet)
[Colm Harmon, Twitter, 7 March]
Poll: Students prefer loan scheme to FG’s graduate tax
Posted in Fees and access with tags fees, Fine Gael, graduate tax, student loans on 21 February 2011 by Steve“The majority of young people do not support Fine Gael’s proposals for a ‘graduate tax’ and instead favour a loan scheme to fund third level education. An Irish Examiner-Red C poll found more students would prefer to pay up-front fees than be burdened with extra taxes when they enter the workforce …” (more)
[Mary Regan, Irish Examiner, 21 February]
Motley: Jan Edition
Posted in Fees and access with tags fees, Fine Gael, student loans on 30 January 2011 by Steve“Madam, The December edition of Motley contained an article on 3rd level fees. In that article the Fine Gael party policy was misquoted by the author. The piece suggested that Fine Gael is in favour of a student loan funding mechanism for 3rd level, while insinuating that the party was also in favour of 3rd level fees at point of entry. These claims are both inaccurate and misleading …” (more)
[Scandalcentral’s Blog, 29 January]
Irish may apply for UK college loans from 2012
Posted in Fees and access with tags student loans, UK on 6 November 2010 by Steve“Student loans the Republic studying, or intending to study, in English universities from 2012 will be able to apply for British government loans to pay for the higher tuition fees planned to come into force by then, it is understood …” (more)
[Mark Hennessy, Irish Times, 6 November]
Student loan protest at Stormont
Posted in Fees and access with tags NI, student loans on 1 November 2010 by Steve“An SDLP assembly member is to hand over a petition at Stormont opposing plans to make graduates repay loans earlier and at a higher rate of interest …” (more)
[BBC News, 1 November]
NI graduates face higher interest on student loans
Posted in Fees and access with tags student loans, UK on 11 October 2010 by Steve“Government proposals to ask all but the poorest graduates in England to pay a ‘market’ rate of interest on their student loans could affect students in NI …” (more)
[BBC News, 11 October]
