Poorest students could graduate from university with £60,000 debt, report finds
by Eleanor Busby
Mar 21, 2024
3 minutes
Poorer students in England who are currently in their first year of university could graduate with an average debt of £60,000, a report has suggested.
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.
An analysis by London 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
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