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Waive the interest on student loans for NHS workers and students

Submitted by Sophie Talib on Wednesday 22nd July 2020

Published on Wednesday 29th July 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 29th January 2021

Signatures: 587

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Capital ~ Capitalism ~ Clapping ~ Doctor ~ INCREASE ~ Loan ~ NHS ~ NHS workers ~ paying ~ Time ~ weeks

Petition Action

Waive the interest on student loans for NHS workers and students

Petition Details

It takes 5/6 years to train a doctor, with each year costing £9000. Interest is charged from the day you take out your loan in your first year of study, the final bill ever increasing, and unaffordable. Instead of clapping, the government should waiver the interest on student loans for NHS workers.

Additional Information

For 10 weeks we clapped at 8pm every Thursday to thank our NHS heroes, but actions speak louder than words.
Removing the interest on our student loans removes a huge burden on medical professionals and might even increase the numbers entering the (understaffed) profession especially from the working class.
Ultimately by the time we pay off our loan, we will be paying more than double the initial capital. For a cohort of people who dedicate their lives to caring for others, this is wrong.


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