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UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row
UK NewsPoliticsSeptember 13, 2026 at 6:01 AMNational

UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row

By Hilary OsborneThe Guardian - UK News

Criticism of three-year threshold repayment freeze prompts update to guidance warning terms and conditions could changeUniversity students taking out student loans are to be warned that the terms and conditions could change so they are better informed about what they are signing up to, the government has said.In July, a report by MPs said slideshows that compared student loan repayments to the cost of a mobile phone contract, and YouTube videos that did not mention the fact that conditions could be altered amounted to mis-selling by the government. Continue reading...

Criticism of three-year threshold repayment freeze prompts update to guidance warning terms and conditions could change

University students taking out student loans are to be warned that the terms and conditions could change so they are better informed about what they are signing up to, the government has said.

In July, a report by MPs said slideshows that compared student loan repayments to the cost of a mobile phone contract, and YouTube videos that did not mention the fact that conditions could be altered amounted to mis-selling by the government.

Continue reading...