The Consequences of Income-Contingent Student Loan Debt for Graduates’ Lives in England

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  • Claire Callender University College London

Keywords:

student loans, student debt, graduate debt, impact of student loan debt, income-contingent loans, England

Abstract

Faced with higher education expansion and limited public funding, governments globally have resorted to student loans to shift more costs onto graduates. However, there are growing concerns about graduates’ mounting debt, and its potentially damaging economic and societal consequences. Income-contingent loans are seen as a potential solution because of their protective features and image of fairness. Yet, research suggests that such an image is at odds with some graduates’ subjective experiences of income-contingent loan debt.

Author Biography

Claire Callender, University College London

Claire Callender is a professor of higher education studies at the Institute of Education, Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, United Kingdom. E-mail: claire.callender@ucl.ac.uk.

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Published

2024-05-08

How to Cite

Callender, C. (2024). The Consequences of Income-Contingent Student Loan Debt for Graduates’ Lives in England. International Higher Education, (118), 16–18. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/17791

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No. 118 (2024): Spring Issue

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