New loans for postgraduate students announced in the Autumn Statement 2014
It was announced in the Autumn Statement 2014 that a new system of income-contingent loans will be introduced in 2016/17 for students under the age of 30 on taught masters courses. Prior to the announcement a number of reports had advocated the reform of postgraduate funding and the introduction of loans for postgraduate students. This briefing looks at the issues surrounding the funding of postgraduate students, discusses recent reports and provides details of, and reaction to, the announcement of new postgraduate loans. Summary from publisher's website.
Authors: Hubble, Sue; Foster, David
Published: London, England, House of Commons Library, 2015
Resource type: Government report or paper
Physical description: 12 p.
Access item: http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN07049/SN07049.pdf
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