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MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK
Politics•March 12, 2026 at 5:00 AMNational

MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK

By Heather Stewart•The Guardian - UK News

Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debtUK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs toldYoung adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the influential Treasury select committee has warned as it launches an inquiry into student loans.The cross-party committee’s investigation comes as the government considers ways to ease the burden on graduates, amid a growing backlash about high interest rates and hefty repayments, including among Labour MPs. Continue reading...

Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debt

Young adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the influential Treasury select committee has warned as it launches an inquiry into student loans.

The cross-party committee’s investigation comes as the government considers ways to ease the burden on graduates, amid a growing backlash about high interest rates and hefty repayments, including among Labour MPs.

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