Government planning to 'develop' higher education loan system

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-development-of-loans-in-further-education

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In a nutshell, they want making it easier for people of any age to apply for loans/get saddled with debt ("widening participation") and are reviewing whether to introduce loans for students doing vocational courses.

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Snufkin

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Original post by Numberwang

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-development-of-loans-in-further-education

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I thought it meant they want to make 24+ loans available to 19-23 year olds, which seems pretty sensible considering the cost of Access courses these days. At the moment a student who uses a 24+ loan for an Access course/foundation year has their debt written off if they graduate with a degree, presumably that wouldn't change if the loan was made available to younger students?