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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

‘Doomed’ student loan system could be replaced by graduate tax, says ex-watchdog

A graduate tax could replace student loans, according to the former director at the student regulator, who called the current system “doomed”.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces growing calls for change after she defended student loans despite the amounts owed by graduates becoming harder to pay off.

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