Student fees: demands for refund after Covid disrupts teaching
Many students are asking why a government that has offered financial assistance to so many other groups in society – through the furlough scheme, benefits uprating, help for small and large businesses and so on – has all but abandoned those on degree courses. Not only have students been expected to pay full fees of £9,250 a year, those in private rented accommodation have typically had to pay full rent, whether they have been living in their digs or not. Others have been forced further into debt as part-time work options all but disappeared overnight. The National Union of Students says ...
Source: theguardian.com