Poorer students graduate 'with £60k debt'

Published date21 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Students from lower-income backgrounds have been leaving university with the 'highest levels of debt' since the abolition of maintenance grants in England, the Sutton Trust charity has said

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Economics highlighted the 'debt gap' at graduation between poorer students - from households with incomes of £25,000 or less - and wealthier students - from households with incomes above £62,000.

The research, carried out for the Sutton Trust, estimates that poorer students could graduate with £60,100 of debt - which is £16,500 more than the £43,600 for those from...

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