Sorry to repost from my previous post but here are a few figures
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says that, for about half of graduates, the plan is essentially a 9% graduate tax for 30 years, because they will not finish paying off the debt by the 30-year cut-off point.
Assuming fees of £7,500 for a three year degree, plus maintenance loans, its modelling shows that the top 10% of graduate earners will clear their debts, on average, in about 15 years. But a middle-earning graduate would need to earn, for example, an average of £48,850 a year for 26 years to pay off their debt.
They are also looking at a charge for paying loans off early. With charging interest (0% - 3%) those that take near the 30 years to pay off the debt will in effect pay more than those who pay off in say 15 years.
Sorry to repost from my previous post but here are a few figures
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says that, for about half of graduates, the plan is essentially a 9% graduate tax for 30 years, because they will not finish paying off the debt by the 30-year cut-off point.
Assuming fees of £7,500 for a three year degree, plus maintenance loans, its modelling shows that the top 10% of graduate earners will clear their debts, on average, in about 15 years. But a middle-earning graduate would need to earn, for example, an average of £48,850 a year for 26 years to pay off their debt.
They are also looking at a charge for paying loans off early. With charging interest (0% - 3%) those that take near the 30 years to pay off the debt will in effect pay more than those who pay off in say 15 years.