{"id":317662,"date":"2026-02-13T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-do-student-loans-work-and-are-the-recent-changes-reasonable-and-fair-bbc-radio-4\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:00:33","slug":"how-do-student-loans-work-and-are-the-recent-changes-reasonable-and-fair-bbc-radio-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-do-student-loans-work-and-are-the-recent-changes-reasonable-and-fair-bbc-radio-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How do student loans work and are the recent changes \u2018reasonable and fair\u2019?| BBC Radio 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1UhyoswBx9w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How do student loans work and are the recent changes \u2018reasonable and fair\u2019?| BBC Radio 4\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1UhyoswBx9w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What will the changes UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made to student loans mean for graduates?<\/p>\n<p>A group of protestors dressed as sharks gathered outside Parliament in opposition to the plans to freeze the salary threshold at which students start paying back their loans, which Rachel Reeves called \u2018reasonable and fair&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The World at One\u2019s Sarah Montague and PM\u2019s Evan Davis discuss the possible impacts on students.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: PA<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will the changes UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made to student loans mean for graduates? 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