Student Loans

Chancellor George Osborne has today said he will scrap university maintenance grants for new English students and replace them with an enlarged maintenance loan, though according to Martin Lewis, the impact is likely to be more psychological than practical for many.

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Millions of g raduates will pay less interest on their student loans from September, while more people with a pre-1998 mortgage-style loan will qualify to defer theirs from then too.

Student loans provider Erudio has now admitted it incorrectly sent letters to graduates quoting defunct regulations, after previously telling MoneySavingExpert.com it wasn't aware it had done so.

A graduate has reported receiving a letter from student loans provider Erudio, which quoted incorrect regulations, and we want to know if you've received a similar letter.

Students expecting the next instalment of their maintenance loan in January are being warned to be wary of phishing emails that attempt to steal the money as a spike in scams is predicted.

Many customers of Erudio – the firm which manages some pre-1998 mortgage style student loans – have been left baffled over the last few days after receiving debt demands with old dates on them.

Postgraduate students aged under 30 will for the first time be able to apply for a student loan of up to £10,000 per course from 2016-17.