Darin Graham, 39, has been repaying £300 a month towards his student loan for the last decade – but despite that, his debt still increased by £1,600 last year.
He racked up debt of £47,000 in studying for his BA in English literature at Anglia Ruskin University, which he started in 2013, and an MA in investigative journalism at City St George’s, University of London in 2016.
After 10 years of repayments, the podcast and video producer, owes £54,568 – some £7,500 more than he originally borrowed.
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Darin, who lives in Towcester, Northamptonshire, and runs his own company, Daring Media, says: “I don’t regret going to uni, but the debt does stress me out – especially now I’m self-employed, trying to work out how much to repay each month. It’s very complicated.”
