Parents to pay higher university fees - papers 18th Oct

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YET MORE financial pressures may be placed on parents, says a report in the FT this morning, as gove...

YET MORE financial pressures may be placed on parents, says a report in the FT this morning, as government is planning to publish proposals next month which will force well-off parents to hefty top-up fees if they want to send their children to study on popular university courses. Proposals for an English market-based fee system will be included in a consultation paper on higher education after Downing Street signalled its support for the idea. The new fees - to be decided by universities - would have to be paid on top of the standard £1,000 fee and would be charged on individual ...

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