A budget calculator for more than 100 university towns
UCAS has added an interactive budget calculator to the UCAS Hub, letting applicants build a monthly budget for any of more than 100 UK towns and cities rather than guessing what a place costs. Rent is the number that moves most between cities, and it is the one people underestimate when choosing an offer. Budgeting covers what the calculator leaves you to work out once you arrive.
Analysis says the cost of a degree now falls overwhelmingly on the student
New analysis reported by the Guardian describes a debt and tax burden building up for graduates in England, with the cost of higher education shifted almost entirely onto the individual through loans and the repayment rate that sits on top of income tax. It is the clearest statement yet of what the current system does to a graduate’s take-home pay. Student finance explained sets out how repayment works.
Wales: eight things a review of higher education is being asked to fix
A Post-18 Project piece sets out eight ambitions for students in Wales — on money, housing, mental health and representation — as tests for the newly commissioned review of Welsh higher education. It applies to Wales only, but reviews of this kind set the pattern the other nations argue about next, and Welsh students have a consultation to answer while it runs.