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UK Student Loan - Overseas Arrears
I graduated from university in 2011 with student loans totalling roughly £30k. After a brief stint working in the UK, I moved to work in Japan. A month or so after moving I informed SLC of my new ...
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Consequences of student debt in the UK after moving to the US
My British wife went to university in the UK from 2001 to 2005. She got a student loan with SLC and was never charged anything because her income was too low. She left the UK in 2011, never earning a ...
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Student loan repayment question (UK)
I have significant student loan debt.
I am on plan 2 repayment and just received my first payslip.
I earn £22k and so by their rules I need to pay back 9% of my annual salary over £21k that being in ...
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In the UK, could low-income pensioners (or those near a low-income retirement) find a student loan useful for boosting their finances? [closed]
A couple of things in the news recently:
Martin Lewis' analysis that most students will never pay their loans off.
The Pension Minister's suggestion that the WASPI women retrain.
got me wondering.......
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Should I pay off my student loan in the UK before getting a mortgage?
I've had a search around and there is a similar question here and maybe here. However, I think this use-case is slightly different (not to mention those answers are US based), and also the answer to ...
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Can the UK student loan company stop a graduate from moving abroad?
I'm just worried about hearing that a lot of people move to avoid repayments. I do not intend to not pay back the loan. I want to move to join my bf and then get married. I always have wanted to move ...
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