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Students Hit with £14K Loan Debt for Weekend Courses

Published 5 days, 23 hours ago
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Over twenty thousand students face financial turmoil as the Student Loans Company retracts maintenance loans and childcare grants for weekend courses at universities like London Met and Oxford Brookes. The sudden move, blamed on a government call or university slip-ups, has left students, particularly working parents, in a dire situation. Universities are scrambling to add weekday classes or switch courses to secure future aid, but past payouts remain at risk. The situation could reshape weekend learning funding in the future.

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