Tories hate the young - No 10 plans to lower salary level at which graduates start repaying loans

Bodd said:
My mate did an art degree and is now a plumber..
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can't have been done by a plumber then.. A plumber would have used push fit.
 
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I went to uni and my wife did OU, but I suggest our eldest son goes for an apprenticeship after A levels, but wife doesn't want this!
Youngest will likely go to uni because he is very academic, so might actually be able to better his life doing so. Eldest less so.
But, all that bloody debt! And I need to explain to how bank of mum and dad has been robbed and bankrupted for years!
 
SirGalahad said:
Your kids go university?
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No they weren't clever enuff. My son bought his first house at 24. My daughters house is pretty epic for first time buy in the outer South East at 30 years old, with her hubby. They'll be sharing at least 6 houses, plus ours when we shuffle off. Sadly I was too thick to go to University.
 
mitch66 said:
No they weren't clever enuff. My son bought his first house at 24.
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My right arm and his partner have had theirs for about 14 months (both are now 24 yrs old). Both shunned further education for a crack at apprenticeships. She has just shifted jobs for a £5k increase and is midway through her chartership (accountancy).

Pretty much how my youngest will go once he finishes his sports whatever, he's doing presently.

My eldest is down at Worcester Uni and its done him good. I can see him staying down there.

I think you can prod and poke in a nurturing sense but not be too pushy when it comes to sprogs.
 
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Not read the whole thread.

However there is an awful lot of students who don't ever repay a penny of what they "borrow" due to not earning enough. And them when they do earn enough the repayment schedule is rediculous.

My wife is case in point, went to uni, didn't get a high paying job, only about 2 years ago started earning enough to pay it back, her payment schedule was £30 per month, then I think it was something like once it gets to 15 years old it gets written off, and now she doesn't pay a penny.

So based on that, I can't say. Completely against the government proposals.
 
motorbiking said:
University education if funded by the state should be to the benefit of the state - e.g. more doctors, engineers and taxes. If we fund people to do pointless or low value degrees then why should a hard working plumber pay? The current model means those with high value degrees pay and those with low value degrees don't.
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So why does the Government force NHS providers to contract out work to the private sector. There is no benefit to the NHS doing that, they lose the income. Don't forget the NHS also has to train up the future drs, nurses and allied health professionals which the private sector does not.
 
mitch66 said:
No they weren't clever enuff. My son bought his first house at 24. My daughters house is pretty epic for first time buy in the outer South East at 30 years old, with her hubby. They'll be sharing at least 6 houses, plus ours when we shuffle off. Sadly I was too thick to go to University.
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So a boomer then.
 
noseall said:
My right arm and his partner have had theirs for about 14 months (both are now 24 yrs old). Both shunned further education for a crack at apprenticeships. She has just shifted jobs for a £5k increase and is midway through her chartership (accountancy).
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Could you tell us who they will turn to when they have an inevitable medical problem?
 
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