8 h. ago University regret: the new graduates overwhelmed by debt, who are swapping law degrees for plumbing courses

Graduates are wondering whether the crippling debt and jobs taken by AI make university worth it any more

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1 week ago Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels up 8% in a year, Home Office data shows

Rise comes despite applications being processed much faster than two years ago as backlog falls below 100,000 for first time since 2021UK politics live – latest updatesThe number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has risen by 8% to 32,059 in a year, according to Home Office data.The data also shows that the government is processing asylum applications much more quickly, with 71,000 cases awaiting approval, relating to 91,000 people, compared with 134,000 two years ago. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump set to bar college graduates from debt relief program if employers undermine ‘American values’

Staff at companies found to have engaged in ‘activities with a substantial illegal purpose’ could be blocked from Public Student Loan Forgiveness scheme under new proposal

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2 w. ago Young graduates most likely to be wrong about student loan repayments – poll

The study revealed a number of misunderstandings about universities.

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2 w. ago Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that could exclude teachers, social workers and nurses if their employers engage in activities deemed illegal

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2 w. ago No immediate plans to change ‘unfair’ student loan interest, education secretary admits

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said on Thursday, 11 August, that there are “no immediate plans” to change interest levels on student loan repayments.

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3 w. ago Kristi Noem is offering teenagers student loan forgiveness if they sign up to be an ICE agent

Homeland Security secretary removes age restrictions as she seeks to bolster ranks of controversial law enforcement agency and ramp up mass roundup of illegal immigrants

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3 w. ago There is now a backlog of 27,000 student loan complaints at the Department of Education

Tens of thousands of complaints from student loan borrowers about their lenders or schools have gone ignored as Trump seeks to gut the agency

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4 w. ago Will you ever clear your student loan? Use our new calculator to discover exactly when your debt will finally be written off

Using figures from the Student Loans Company, Bank of England, OBR and ONS, our tool lays bare the staggering amount of interest you'll end up forking out over time.

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