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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

Student loan changes in England will cost middle earners £30k, analysis says

Students at a university graduation ceremony
Students on courses such as medicine, economics and law, which can lead to more lucrative careers, will benefit from the changes, the thinktank says. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

Students aiming for high-earning graduate jobs will save £20,000 in loan repayments if they delay university entry, while middle earners face paying £30,000 more over their lifetime, according to new analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The IFS analysis highlights how the government’s student loan changes in England, which come into effect next year, have drastically tilted repayments in favour of highly paid graduates.

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