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Radio 4,27 Sep 2016,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Is University Squeezing Your Household And Is It Worth It?
You and YoursAvailable for over a year
Maintenance grants for poorer students have gone now and the loans that replace them are means tested. New analysis suggests that parents are ending up paying far more to top up their student children. Is it fair that loans should be means-tested in this way? Are you one of those who is likely to pay more? What sort of effect will it have on your household? Are you a student considering turning down university because of the knock on effect on your family? E-mail us with your stories - [email protected] - remember to give us a phone number so we can call you back. And join Winifred Robinson at quarter past twelve.
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