Readers have expressed concerns regarding student loan debt and the current system for higher education funding. One individual, who attended university in 2012, reported a total student debt of £70,000 after completing a law degree, a bar course, and a legal practice course.
This individual, now a solicitor, stated that £1,500 is added in interest to their loan each year, while monthly repayments are £150. They indicated that they would encourage an alternative route to higher education for their son.
Another reader suggested that the current system sees around £24bn paid out yearly in student loans, with only about £5bn returned in repayments. They argued that this system disproportionately affects working-class and middle-class young people.
Further concerns were raised about midwifery students paying £9,750 per year despite a recruitment crisis, and the perceived lack of desirability of some digital marketing degrees by employers.