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Student loan warning as 12 universities give graduates below-average repayment examples

Thousands of students could be making decisions about university without seeing the full financial picture. A BBC investigation has uncovered worrying gaps in the information applicants are being given. Find out what graduates need to know before taking on the debt.

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00:01Some universities are giving students an incomplete picture of potential loan
00:05repayments. A BBC review of more than 110 university websites in England found
00:1012 used worked examples based only on salaries below the UK average. It also
00:15found errors about repayment thresholds and how long loans last. Under Plan 5,
00:20graduates repay 9% of earnings above £25,000 for up to 40 years. The Treasury
00:26Committee says some information is misleading. Universities say they're reviewing guidance,
00:33while the Department of Education has promised to check its own information
00:37and to work with universities to improve clarity for applicants.

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