Student Finance

Parents and carers in England have to contribute up to £15,127 a year in order for their children to have a minimum acceptable standard of living at university, according to a major new report published today. It follows a long-running campaign by MoneySavingExpert.com urging the Government to increase university living loan amounts and to make the hidden parental contribution more transparent.

All former students with student loans should check if they can reclaim £100 or even £1,000s, MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has urged. It comes after an MSE investigation found that over a million people wrongly overpaid their loans last year. Here's what you need to know and how to reclaim.