Parliament has voted to change the fee system in England from
2012. Here are the most important things you need to know:
- The new maximum fee universities can charge will be
£9,000. However, universities will not be able to
charge more than £6,000 unless they can show they
are running effective access and bursary schemes.
- You do not have to pay these fees up-front.
They are covered in full by the tuition fee loan, which is
available to everybody. You do not repay your loan until you have
graduated and are earning more than £21,000 per year. After that,
your repayments are based on your earnings, not what you owe: you
will pay 9% of what you earn over £21,000 until you have repaid
your loan or it is written off. (Your loan is written off after 30
years and in some other situations.)
- The new fees will start in 2012 and will
affect everyone who starts university that year, even if they
applied the year before and deferred entry.
- Part-time students will be able to get the
same loan for fees as full-time students, so if you are studying
part-time you will no longer have to pay your fees up-front.
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