Wonkhe More unspeakably grim numbers on student financial support. Jim Dickinson

Any day now, we should be getting detail on next year’s maintenance loan increases for students in England. Unless there’s a major policy change, it’s likely to be just 2.5 per cent – because that’s the OBR’s forecast for Q1 2025. And if the parental income threshold remains fixed at £25,000, even students will get whatever is touted as the max. To read the Blog click here