Andy Burnham's government announces huge change for student loans from September

The Department for Education has confirmed its annual updates to interest rates and repayment thresholds for student loans, with RPI rising to 4.1% from September 1

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Parents should not have to buy more than three branded items, plus a tie for secondary schools.

THE Tories have slammed Andy Burnham for sticking with the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars. Ministers are ploughing £65million into the electric vehicle industry to help them reach the timeline for the phase out of fossil fuel motors. The Government has insisted they are committed to banning the sale of new petr

The Prime Minister says the announcements will help to ease the cost of living crisis

EXCLUSIVE: New Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering extending access to railcards as part of early discussions on how to cut train ticket prices, The Mirror understands

Individual savings accounts and related tax policy have become another point of contention following a government proposal to reexamine their tax status. President Lee Jae Myung quickly followed the proposal with orders to review the plans. Criticisms mounted as the proposed change could defeat the purpose of the acc

Even though Congress made big changes to U.S. student loan programs in 2025 with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), one perk of federally subsidized student loans that remains is the possibility of enrolling into a repayment plan that keeps your payments manageable and could offer forgiveness after a few decades.

170,000 borrowers to see student loan debt erased  USA Today

The Education Department will erase roughly $11 billion in federal student loan debt owed by more than 170,000 borrowers after a federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to delay relief for students who claimed they were defrauded by their schools. The July 17 ruling stems from a yearslong clas

The settlement covers borrowers who alleged that their schools misled them about things like job prospects or earnings potential.

450K borrowers’ debt relief: Who is eligible to have their debt forgiven?  MARCA

Student Loan Borrowers Trying To Restore SAVE Plan Face Legal Setback  Forbes

It was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though they have jeopardized the confirmation of his pick for attorney general.

Because of Republicans who passed Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, an entire generation that was told that borrowing to get a college degree was the way to get ahead may be repaying that debt for most of their working lives.

The borrowers say they were defrauded by their colleges, but the class-action lawsuit to erase their federal student loans has been tangled up in courts for years.

The Trump administration opened a federal investigation into Denver Public Schools after a teacher allegedly required same-sex students to kiss in class.