University students will be repaying loans into their 50s, say researchers

By Richard Adams. Government urged to rethink fees and loans system after study finds average student will graduate more than £44,000 in debt. The majority of undergraduates now at university will be paying off their student loans well into their 40s and 50s, with three-quarters of them unable to clear the debt before it is written off after 30 years, according to an analysis published on Thursday. Read more...