@bazzacollins - Yes but it's only around £35 month.
Student loans have to be paid back when student starts earning £21k. Try living off that in London, Brighton etc
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@MikeHenson It's still £35 more than people on that salary can afford. -
@bazzacollins - If you saw the quality of some people getting into uni these days you say put it up? -
@MikeHenson No. That was Blair's fault. Wanted everyone at uni. I say fewer places that are properly funded.
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@bazzacollins As fixed % of earnings above 21k ... So by definition not unaffordable. Not defending them per se. -
@RobKRead Have you seen rent prices in London? Thick end of £1,000 for a studio flat. Take home of less than £1,500 on £21k a year. -
@bazzacollins and on £21k you pay £0 of yr student loan. Earn £22k and you pay £1.50 a week. Still not defending it! -
@bazzacollins Bigger issue is giving Unis license to print money by lifting £9k fee and numbers caps. -
@RobKRead Indeed. I hate idea of students starting life with tens of thousands of pounds of debt. -
@bazzacollins@RobKRead I went to Uni at 22 -didn't fit In well @ school. I wouldn't dare now leave a job and take the risk and the debt -
@sedlescombemike@bazzacollins Yes - adult numbers in HE have nose-dived. Although ironically they pay back less than 18 yr olds. -
@RobKRead@sedlescombemike Doubt I would go now. Really hate debt. Have always lived within my means. Worked through uni to avoid big loans. - 1 more reply
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@bazzacollins hit me pretty hard when I first moved to London after uni. Still eats a fair chunk tbh.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bazzacollins ...try earning it in the first place in Devon and Cornwall.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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