£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans

2026-02-06 - 14:15

As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves? Growing anger over the plight of millions of graduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts is threatening to develop into a fresh crisis for the government, with Martin Lewis leading the demands for an urgent rethink. The MoneySavingExpert founder has been critical of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, over a change to repayment thresholds affecting 5.8 million people who took out a student loan between 2012 and 2023. Continue reading...