Student and Graduate Finance: Cost of Living

Part of Education – in the House of Commons at on 31 January 2022.

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Photo of Michelle Donelan Michelle Donelan Minister of State (Department for Education) (Higher and Further Education)

As I said, this will be the fifth year in succession that maximum fees have been frozen, saving a full-time student finishing a course over £3,000. With median non-graduate salaries at £25,000, it is right that we work to make the system sustainable and fair for the taxpayer, including those who do not choose to attend university, especially when only a quarter of those currently starting a course will actually fully repay their loan.