Geopolitical instability has led to fears of another rise in UK inflation. IF Senior Researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that young people may be the most exposed to rising prices.
Category: Student Loans
Graduate outcome statistics will never show where HE opportunity ends and fleecing begins
In this article, student finance campaigner, Paul Wiltshire, argues that better graduate outcome data will not be enough to fix the fundamental flaws of mass Higher Education.
The tuition fee rise will cost university starters an additional £15 billion
The government have announced that tuition fees will rise with inflation each year from 2025/26. IF Researcher, Toby Whelton, explains what this will mean for incoming university students.
Student loans: an over-ripe scandal
In this article, Richard Hartigan, actuary and author of “Student loans: failing students” for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, explains why student loans could be the next mis-selling scandal.
Durham epitomises the housing affordability crisis facing students
Has the student housing crisis improved in Durham? Katie Porteous, IF student intern and Durham student, investigates.
There is more than one version of “student loan fraud”
Paul Wiltshire, founder of University Watch and student finance campaigner, argues in his new report that the HE sector is mis-selling degrees to unsuspecting young adults and extracting fee income via student loans on an industrial scale.
The 2025 Spending Review: Why young people deserve a better deal
The 2025 Spending Review is an opportunity to provide feedback on government spending priorities, propose new policy ideas, and influence departmental budgets and resource allocation. In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan, outlines IF’s submission to the Review.
Budget 2024: Intergenerational unfairness, wealth inequality and low growth are interlinked
As the Labour government’s first budget approaches, Daniel Harrison, IF supporter, economist, and author of Intergenerational Theft questions how the Government will address the burning issues blighting the prospects of young people
The hypocrisy of the universities lobby in their argument to increase student fees
University lobbying groups have been increasing their calls for an increase to tuitions fees ahead of the Autumn Budget. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues not only are these calls intergenerationally unfair but they are also cynical.
The student housing crisis: My personal experience from Bristol
The current university housing arrangement, in terms of costs and funding, is increasingly becoming unviable for many. IF volunteer, Max Whelton, taps into his personal experience to investigate just how bad the situation is for students.