Exclusive: UK graduates in Germany, Belgium and possibly other countries informed of rises as salary threshold is cut
Britons living in some European countries face a huge rise in their student loan repayments later this year, the Guardian can reveal, in a move that threatens to trigger a fresh backlash for Rachel Reeves.
UK graduates working in Germany and Belgium – and possibly other countries – have been told that their monthly repayments will increase from April, the Guardian can reveal.
In a move expected to further inflame a row over the crippling cost of student debt, the government was accused of employing “messed-up logic” in calculating living costs as many Britons abroad now face handing over hundreds of pounds more a year out of their pay.
Amid growing calls for reform of the system to ease the debt burden faced by millions of graduates, the government is turning the screw even tighter on some UK nationals living overseas by slashing the salary threshold for repaying loans.
