Thank you, I can't expect you to know my personal circumstances. Currently working 60+ hours per week to save as much as I can. £9000 I can budget for but there is always the worry that depending on what happens with the economy in the next 4 years, my fourth year could be a lot more expensive. If I have to I will have to apply for a bank loan.
I think that for myself and a lot of other self funders, the anxiety is the not knowing what is going to happen year on year with inflation and potential tuition rises. Previously when tuition fees were linked to inflation the fees were much lower, £3500 if I remember rightly. So any rise would have been easier to budget for. Now with the baseline being £9000 and projections being £10000 in four years.
Any increases could lead to graduate training being unattainable for all but the rich. People may argue "so what?" But it will prevent social mobility for many. It will prevent mature applicants and people with life experience moving into professions like medicine and law. I think if I had waited a couple more years to apply then I may have decided against it due to finances. People with families and mortgages would not be able to plan and would rightly be put off applying if this goes through. Which is a bit sad.