UK Universities Urge Help After 22,000 Students Told to Repay Loans

Thousands of UK students told they may have to pay back money after error

Around 22,000 university students have been affected

University launches legal action after students told to repay loans

A university has launched legal action after student loan payments were blocked for some of its students

Leeds Trinity students among 22,000 told to repay 'mis-sold' loans and grants

Students at Leeds Trinity and 14 other universities and colleges have been told they must repay student maintenance loans and grants after they were reportedly paid out in error.

Major scandal hits universities as 22,000 made to pay back as much as £14k in 'mis-sold' student loans

More than 22,000 students in England have been told they must repay maintenance loans and childcare grants issued in error for weekend-based university courses.Learners across 15 universities, including London Metropolitan, Bath Spa, Leeds Trinity, Southampton Solent and Oxford Brookes, were informed their programmes did not qualify for the financial support they had received.The Student Loans Company (SLC) said universities had incorrectly clas…

22,000 students told to pay back maintenance loans 'after not being entitled'

The Department for Education (DfE) said the courses were incorrectly categorised and students were not entitled to these payments

22,000 students told to repay loans immediately after being handed cash in error

One student was initially told she would have to repay £37,000