The £500 monthly shortfall stat is brutal. That's effectively forcing students into near full-time work while in full-time education, which defeats the entire purpose of having maintanence loans. I remember scraping by on £200/month when I was studying and that was tough enough, but the gap has tripled since then. This is going to push more people away from higher ed entirely.
The £500 monthly shortfall stat is brutal. That's effectively forcing students into near full-time work while in full-time education, which defeats the entire purpose of having maintanence loans. I remember scraping by on £200/month when I was studying and that was tough enough, but the gap has tripled since then. This is going to push more people away from higher ed entirely.