Student loans: Why so many graduates won’t pay back the debt

Changes to the student loans system quietly announced in the last Budget have provoked a loud and angry response. It has woken up Westminster to what anyone who did a degree in the 2010s, along with their parents, already know: the debt burden is rising. That is squeezing young workers as they approach their earning prime. Paul Kelso explains why the Plan 2' loans - which affect five million people - are so controversial and asks what can be done about them. #skynews #loans #students #debt #loans SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

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