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Family wealth helping third of Russell Group students avoid loans
Original: student debt
New reporting highlights the scale of student debt in the UK, with The Times revealing that family wealth allows around one in three Russell Group students to graduate without taking out loans. Meanwhile, the BBC follows three friends a decade into repaying their Plan 2 student loans, illustrating how long the burden lasts and reigniting debate over tuition fees and repayment terms.
Why now: Fresh coverage of the lifetime cost of student loans and how wealth shapes who avoids them has renewed public debate about university funding.
Russell GroupThe TimesBBCPlan 2 student loans
Evidence
- Family wealth helps 1 in 3 Russell Group students avoid loans · The Times
- Plan 2: Three friends on a decade of student loans · BBC
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