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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Stone

Economists warn government using inflation as ‘cover’ to cash in on graduates and students

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The government is using inflation as "cover" to take more money from graduates and students, a respected economic think-tank has said.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned on Thursday that a freeze to the repayment threshold and large real-term cuts in maintenance loans could cause "genuine hardship".

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