Submitted on Saturday 8th October 2016
Rejected on Friday 14th October 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
STOP CHARGING INTEREST ON STUDENT LOANS WHILST THEY ARE STUDYING
This year the government changed the system for student loans so that whilst students are studying they are already being charged interest at inflation plus 3%. This is an unfair cost on top of the student loan debt which most students have no choice but to take on.
This system encourages our well educated students to leave the country. This is at a time where we need to be encouraging further education in order to support this country’s infrastructure.
It has been brought in without consultation and many aren’t aware of the implications of this debt - for the Students Loan company it is a huge profit on students who don’t have any other choice.
We want this above inflation interest stopped and we want this referred to the Monopolies Commission.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/161271
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