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The government has consistently declined to rule out lifting the fee cap and the vice-chancellors I've spoken to are planning for the likelihood that the £9,000 will rise for some, because if it materialises – with, say, £11,000 fees for Tef Level 4 – missing out extra cash would be a high price to pay for not playing the game.
With the higher education policies of the three main parties still unclear, the report discusses possible alternative funding models, including the graduate tax and lower £6,000 fee favoured by many in the Labour party, and the possibility of differential fees or lifting the fee cap.
But this year, under ARC, Congress asked the SBA to change the requirements by eliminating the upfront fee altogether and increasing the amount of the loan guaranteed from an average of 75% to around 90%. "Lifting the fee makes it easier for banks to lend," says Hayley Matz, an SBA spokesperson.
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Assuming that lifting the fees cap is a quick fix to a long-running problem is naive, especially within only a few months of their introduction and without collecting and analysing evidence of their social impact.
The fund's board could lift the fee, however, if it worked against the fund's interests.
Lifting the cap on fees could provoke a rift with the Lib Dems, who are pledged to oppose any increase in fees.
The NUS lobby against lifting the cap on fees is backed by David Blunkett, a former education secretary, who said: "While it's clear that no government is going to pull the financial plug on the university sector by simply abolishing fees, it would, at this time of global financial downturn, be unacceptable to lift the cap and have a free-for-all across universities".
Santander blamed its decision this week to lift the annual fee on its 123 current account from £24 to £60 a year on falling savings rates and increased regulatory costs.
That will save you the fee for lifting the freeze, but will cost you some time.
The Conservative party has refused to rule out lifting the cap on tuition fees.
Despite impressive achievements, he may be best remembered for the Browne review, which recommended lifting the cap on university fees.
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