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Waiting for payday »

It's that time of year again. A month after term began at most Scottish universities, and once again thousands of students are still waiting to receive their student loans. Although we report on this year's loans drama in this issue, it is not a new st...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 | Read more »

Student turn to universities for financial support »

Struggling Edinburgh students have had to get thousands of pounds worth of financial help from their universities following this year's student loans farce. Representatives from Queen Margaret University and the Edinburgh College of Art told The Journ...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Chris Berkin | Read more »

NUS calls for student loans chief to resign »

The National Union of Students (NUS) has called for the chief executive of the Student Loans Company (SLC) to resign following a series of delays this year. The demand for Ralph Seymour-Jackson to step down comes after the failure of the SLC to proces...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Marcus De Wilde | Read more »

Inquiry launched into student loans crisis »

Higher Education minister David Lammy has ordered an inquiry of the Student Loans Company (SLC) after thousands of students across the UK were forced to start university without having received their loans. Mr Lammy has asked Sir Deian Hopkin, former ...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by James Fidler | Read more »

Student Loans Company defends delays »

The Student Loans Company (SLC) has maintained it is not at fault for delays in loan payments at the start of this academic year, blaming late applications and a general increase in university attendance. An SLC spokesperson said: “Any student w...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Kathleen Oliver | Read more »

Government puts brakes on deflation loan windfall »

British students could be in line for a student loan repayment from the government as the UK is hit by deflation for the first time since the 1960s. Interest on student loans is calculated using the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation, with t...

Tue 28 Apr 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »