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E42: Should you pay for your kids to go to university? With Tom Allingham, Kia Commodore, and Stewart Twynham

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University has never been more expensive. A 2025 report from the Higher Education Policy Institute found that students need £61,000 to have a minimum socially acceptable standard of living over a three-year degree.

But even the maximum annual Maintenance Loan available to students from the lowest income households would only cover half this. So who’s expected to plug the gap: the students or their parents?

Join our host, Philippa Lamb, and our expert panel as they discuss the financial realities new students are facing and how parents can support their children through university.

Episode Breakdown:

04:10 What are Tuition and Maintenance Loans?

07:11 How families can navigate university costs

10:54 The impact of household income

15:18 Is university good value for money?

18:15 Price of a pint across the UK

20:28 Can students supplement costs with part-time jobs?

22:00 Should parents pay for their kids to go to university?

23:51 Financial health check for parents

28:04 How can student finance be improved?

Further reading, listening and watching:

To learn more about supporting students at university, check out these articles, podcasts and videos from PensionBee:

Other useful resources:

Catch up on the latest news, read our transcripts or watch on YouTube:

Follow PensionBee (@PensionBee) on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Threads.

Follow Save The Student (@SaveTheStudent) on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

Follow the Pennies To Pounds (@penniestopound) on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

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University has never been more expensive. A 2025 report from the Higher Education Policy Institute found that students need £61,000 to have a minimum socially acceptable standard of living over a three-year degree.

But even the maximum annual Maintenance Loan available to students from the lowest income households would only cover half this. So who’s expected to plug the gap: the students or their parents?

Join our host, Philippa Lamb, and our expert panel as they discuss the financial realities new students are facing and how parents can support their children through university.

Episode Breakdown:

04:10 What are Tuition and Maintenance Loans?

07:11 How families can navigate university costs

10:54 The impact of household income

15:18 Is university good value for money?

18:15 Price of a pint across the UK

20:28 Can students supplement costs with part-time jobs?

22:00 Should parents pay for their kids to go to university?

23:51 Financial health check for parents

28:04 How can student finance be improved?

Further reading, listening and watching:

To learn more about supporting students at university, check out these articles, podcasts and videos from PensionBee:

Other useful resources:

Catch up on the latest news, read our transcripts or watch on YouTube:

Follow PensionBee (@PensionBee) on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Threads.

Follow Save The Student (@SaveTheStudent) on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

Follow the Pennies To Pounds (@penniestopound) on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

  continue reading

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