Student Finance Guides
The Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information has produced a number of guides and tools to help students in England understand the cost of going into higher education in 2012.
Not sure how the new system works? Read through Martin Lewis' 20 key points every potential student, parent and grandparent should know: www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/student-loans-tuition-fees-changes
Full-time students
Repayment calculator
MoneySavingExpert.com have designed a calculator to enable students to change the variables such as tuition fee level, maintenance loan level and likely starting salary, and get an idea of what they'll pay back and for how long:
Audio guide
Martin Lewis (of MoneySavingExpert.com) explains the changes to student finance in 2012 and importantly, how the repayments calculator works, in this audio clip:
Video guides
- The Facts about Fees: Student Loans 2012
- Martin Lewis explains the changes to student finance from 2012
- Martin Lewis - Student Finance 2012
Part-time students
Repayment calculator
A student finance calculator that enables prospective part-time students to work out what they will actually pay back, as opposed to the widely quoted 'price tag':
