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Students sacrifcing study as they struggle to get by on loans

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It may be called a living costs loan, but is it really enough to live on? As the cost of essentials rise rapidly some students say the loans are nowhere near enough to make ends meet. Each year, the government-run agency Studylink adjusts the price of living cost payments in line with inflation. However is linking these vital student loans to inflation a fair way to do it, given the price of essentials like food, rent and power are rising far faster than the rate of inflation? As Evie Richardson reports, some students say the soaring cost of living means they're sacrificing their study just to get by.
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It may be called a living costs loan, but is it really enough to live on? As the cost of essentials rise rapidly some students say the loans are nowhere near enough to make ends meet. Each year, the government-run agency Studylink adjusts the price of living cost payments in line with inflation. However is linking these vital student loans to inflation a fair way to do it, given the price of essentials like food, rent and power are rising far faster than the rate of inflation? As Evie Richardson reports, some students say the soaring cost of living means they're sacrificing their study just to get by.
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