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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Labour ministers exploring ways of easing burden of plan 2 student loans

Graduates.
Pressure has been building on government to rethink how the loans work after backlash from graduates. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

Ministers are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.

The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to those with plan 2 student loans, which often leave graduates in England and Wales paying tens of thousands more than the original loan amount.

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